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
  • Glaucoma implant: Surgeons implant tiny shunts, fluid drainage devices, in a part of trabecular meshwork called the canal of Schlemm.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Noun
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    April Rubin, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
  • This 2-in-1 laptop will do a serviceable job of web browsing and document drafting.
    Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The mesh paneling will keep my feet cool despite rising temperatures, and the multi-colored laces easily set them apart from other sneakers in my closet.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The two mesh side pockets can also hold most water bottles.
    Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The city's elevated rapid transit system and subway shut down.
    Time, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Over the ensuing decades, a handful of conglomerates came to dominate the American whiskey industry, acquiring smaller family-run distilleries at a rapid pace.
    Made by History, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
  • According to the Wall Street Journal, both Cosco Shipping and Chinese conglomerate China Merchants Group have begun informal talks with Hutchison to take over some of the ports should the BlackRock deal fail.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 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
  • Following successful efforts in Indonesia, the Sheba Hope Grows™ program has grown to include a global network of more than 200 reef builders worldwide, some employing different methods catered more specifically to their environment.
    Cat Cardenas, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Ramsay already has a pretty full plate at Fox and Secret Service will be his eighth show actively on the network.
    Peter White, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Plexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plexus. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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