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retia Definition


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rete
noun
    retia
    1. anatomy.
      A network of blood vessels or nerves; a plexus.
Derivative: retial
adj
    Etymology: 16c in this sense; 14c in sense ‘a metal network attached to an astrolabe, used to indicate the position of stars': Latin, meaning ‘a net'.



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