(anatomy) A group of neurons located in the rostral ventrolateral medulla and ventral respiratory column in mammals. It plays an important role in controlling breathing and responding to hypoxia.

A large factory or a concentration of industry in a limited geographical area.

(usually in compounds) A network of entwined interests between individuals and institutions in the private sector and the public sector resulting in coordination in order to achieve mutually beneficial results, especially to the detriment of broader society.

plural of complex number

(genetics) A complex of genes that controls segmentation in fly embryos

(medicine) A set of perinatal infections that can lead to anomalies or fetal loss: toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus-2.

aniridia-Wilms' tumor syndrome

(mathematics, complex analysis, of a function) That is differentiable and satisfies the Cauchy-Riemann equations on a subset of the complex plane.

(derogatory) The desire to construct or own spectacularly imposing buildings.

plural of complex compound