rete

[ ree-tee ]

noun

, plural re·ti·a [ree, -shee-, uh, -sh, uh, -tee-, uh].

1. a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
2. a network, as of fibers, nerves, or blood vessels.

rete

/ ˈriːtɪ /

noun

1. anatomy any network of nerves or blood vessels; plexus

Derived Forms

• ˈretial, adjective

Other Words From

• re·ti·al [ree, -shee-, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rete¹

1350–1400; Middle English riet < Latin rēte net

Word History and Origins

Origin of rete¹

C14 (referring to a metal network used with an astrolabe): from Latin rēte net

Example Sentences

The rete-penny was an ancient customary due of one penny for every person to the parish priest.

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Mainly by removing the rete cells and with them the pigmentation; and partly, also, by stimulating the absorbents.

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The rete Malpighii rests on a plane corium; the rent in the section is along the line of the cells of the rete (Mettam).

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We have thus produced hollow tubes, united together by cells, all arising from the rete Malpighii of the coronary corium.

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In the human brain there is no rete mirabile, though such an organ is found in the calf.

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