rete

Noun
  1. is a type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
    subtypes:
    • aortic plexus - a plexus of lymph nodes in the lower portion of the abdominal aorta
    • nerve plexus - a network of intersecting nerves
    • choroid plexus, plexus choroideus - a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure
    • lumbar plexus, plexus lumbalis - a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels
    • pterygoid plexus - a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins
    • rete testis - network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia
    same as: plexus

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