arterial plexus
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arterial plexus
[TA]a vascular network formed by anastomoses between minute arteries just before they become capillaries.
Synonym(s): rete arteriosum [TA], arteriolar network
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arterial plexus
A network of anastomosing arteries.
See also: plexus
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