rete mirabile
名词 n.
英 /ˌɹiːti mɪˈɹɑːbɪleɪ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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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.
— His description of the rete mirabile, the network of arteries at the base of the brain, shows he dissected animals as well as human corpses, since it does not exist in humans.
词源
From Medieval Latin rete mirabile (literally “wonderful net”) (14th century).
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