Word · Frequency #23795
plexuses
丛；神经丛；血管丛
plexuses is the plural of plexus.
核心释义
a network of intersecting blood vessels, nerves, or lymph vessels
- 1.
神经、血管或淋巴管相互吻合或交织而成的网络。
A network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.
- 2.
结构或系统中各部分或要素交织组合而成的网状物。
An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system.
- 3.
用于完整表达一组量之间关系的方程组。
The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities.
神经、血管或淋巴管相互吻合或交织而成的网络。；结构或系统中各部分或要素交织组合而成的网状物。；用于完整表达一组量之间关系的方程组。；(血管、神经等的)丛；[医] 帕尼扎氏丛(包皮系带外侧窝内的深淋巴丛)
用法In use
The nervous system contains many plexuses that join nerves from different parts of the body.
用法提示：复数形式 plexuses 指多组神经丛，作句子的宾语。
During the anatomy class, we examined a plexus of blood vessels in the hand.
用法提示：a plexus of 表示“一个……丛”，血管交织成网，作名词。
The surgeon carefully avoided the nerve plexus while operating near the spine.
用法提示：nerve plexus 为复合名词，说明 plexus 可指神经形成的网状结构，作宾语。
a plexus of [nerves/blood vessels/lymph vessels]
这是最常用的可数用法，表示多个神经或血管交织成的网状结构。
A plexus of nerves lies beneath the skin.
皮肤下面有一丛神经。
the [named] plexus
解剖学中的许多固定名称采用这一形式，如 brachial plexus（臂丛）、celiac plexus（腹腔丛）。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- solar plexus
- 太阳神经丛
- The blow hit him right in the solar plexus.那一击正好打在他的太阳神经丛上。
- brachial plexus
- 臂丛
- The brachial plexus supplies nerves to the arm and hand.臂丛向手臂和手部提供神经。
- celiac plexus
- 腹腔丛
- Pain may radiate from the celiac plexus to the back.疼痛可能从腹腔丛放射到背部。
- lumbar plexus
- 腰丛
- The lumbar plexus is formed by the first four lumbar spinal nerves.腰丛由前四个腰脊神经构成。
- choroid plexus
- 脉络丛
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：联想“complex（复杂）”中的“plex”，plexus 就是神经、血管交错成的网状“丛”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学文献、解剖学教材、学术报告 该词属于医学术语，多用于专业文献、教材或学术讨论，日常口语中比较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with plexus /ˈpleiksəs/. Words spelled with '-plex' (complex, perplex, duplex) look alike but pronounce that chunk as /-pleks/ with a short /e/, whereas plexus has /-pleɪksəs/ with a long /eɪ/. Nexus /ˈnɛksəs/ and reflex /ˈriːfleks/ also look similar but differ in vowel.
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