Etymology

rete mirabile

Today it means: A complex of blood vessels found in some vertebrates that preserves a gradient of a certain solute or particle, originally specifically the network of arterioles at the base of the brain in some ungulates and other mammals. Full definition →

First used 15th c.Medieval Latin rete
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromrete
  2. English todayrete mirabile

From Medieval Latin rete mirabile (literally “wonderful net”) (14th century).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 15th c. A complex of blood vessels found in some vertebrates that preserves a gradient of a certain solute or particle, originally specifically the network of arterioles at the base of the brain in some ungulates and other mammals.

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