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Noun: rete (retia)  ree-tee
  1. A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
    "The brachial rete is a network of nerves supplying the arm and hand";
    - plexus

Derived forms: retia

Type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

Encyclopedia: Rete