rete mirabilis

A form of rete mirabile — 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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Meanings

nounrete mirabilis (plural retia mirabilia)

plural retia mirabilia

  1. misspellingMisspelling of rete mirabile.
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