retia mirabilia

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

noun
  1. pluralplural of rete mirabile
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retia mirabilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retia%20mirabilia

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