plexus

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Recent Examples of plexus It is primarily produced by a network of cells called the choroid plexus, which is located in the brain’s ventricles or cavities. Danielle Wilhour, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024 Increasing your caffeine consumption to an equivalent of three to four cups of coffee per day can also help by increasing CSF production through stimulating the choroid plexus. Danielle Wilhour, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024 It is primarily produced by a network of cells called the choroid plexus, which is located in the brain’s ventricles, or cavities. Danielle Wilhour, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024 In the choroid plexus, a tissue in the large cavities of the brain that produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the walls of blood vessels are much leakier. Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2023 Hormones, such as inflammatory cytokines, neurotransmitters, and kinins, interact between the brain and the gut’s local area, called the myenteric plexus, explains Cynthia Quainoo, MD, a gastroenterologist at Gastroenterology Associates of Brooklyn. Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023 However, a tuft of pubic hair is suddenly obstructed by coils of intestine and a plexus of blood vessels and nerve endings. Erik Morse, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023 Alpha-klotho is highly abundant in a central structure of the brain called the choroid plexus. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023 Little’s plexus and ... 10. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plexus
Noun
  • Protect Your Eyes The eye's drainage system (the trabecular meshwork) can be damaged by blunt force injury, such as an object hitting the eye.
    Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025
  • This surgery involves creating a flap in the trabecular meshwork to allow fluid to drain.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Talk into the night devolves into an intricate web of deception, seduction and revelation, where the lives of all involved may be destroyed or transformed.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Ivey’s coaching staff also casts a web of support to protect her from outside noise and aid her vision for the team’s present and future.
    Sharí Nycole, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Ruffles designed in a horizontal pattern covered the dress in contrast to the sheer mesh fabric.
    WWD Staff, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
  • This mesh system helps by spreading a stable, high-speed connection across 7,200 square feet with Wi-Fi 6E’s 6GHz band reducing congestion.
    Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Hinshelwood, born 20 miles away in Chichester, has come through the academy coaching system from a small boy to star in the first team and to be fast-tracked into the England’s under-21s at 19.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The city's elevated rapid transit system and subway shut down.
    Time, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Reliance, the sprawling industrial conglomerate run by Mukesh Ambani and his relatives, secured the rights to launch a new league, one that would sit above and outside India’s existing, if somewhat shaky, football pyramid.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • That’s because the conglomerate has had a lengthy period of weak organic revenue growth.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On the whole, the Rockcut Trails are offering both a new experience in and perspective on the region.
    Maryam Siddiqi, AFAR Media, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Consumer confidence on the whole is slipping as the tariffs come into play and shoppers lament their own personal finances.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The series is also heralded for defying network expectations and knocking down barriers for Black comedy on mainstream television, as well as generating a host of beloved characters.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Visa isn’t the only big credit card network treating fraud as not only a threat, but a business opportunity.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025

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“Plexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plexus. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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