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plexiform

[ plek-suh-fawrm ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a plexus.
  2. intricate; complex.


plexiform

/ ˈɛɪˌɔː /

adjective

  1. like or having the form of a network or plexus; intricate or complex
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of plexiform1

First recorded in 1820–30; plex(us) + -i- + -form
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It found people with Parkinson's had a thinner ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer and inner nuclear layer in the eye.

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Pallari had reportedly suffered from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which affects the growth and development of cell tissue.

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The retina – the light sensing layer at the back of the eye -- was most densely packed with prions in the inner and outer plexiform layers.

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Human plexiform lesions, one hallmark of PH, showed increased numbers of macrophages, which expressed LTAH, and patients with connective tissue disease–associated pulmonary arterial hypertension exhibited significantly higher LTB concentrations in the systemic circulation than did healthy subjects.

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It’s a 3D animation of the detailed wiring map of part of the rabbit retina called the inner plexiform layer.

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