rete mirabile

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌɹiːti mɪˈɹɑːbɪleɪ/

Noun

(anatomy, zoology) 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.

Japanese Meaning

一部の脊椎動物に見られる、特定の溶質や粒子の濃度勾配を維持するための血管の複雑な網状構造。元々は、哺乳類（特に有蹄類など）の脳基部に位置する動脈小枝の網を指す。

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The anatomist carefully dissected the deer's rete mirabile to study how its countercurrent exchange preserves a temperature gradient.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

解剖学者は、対向流交換がどのように温度勾配を保持するかを調べるために、鹿の特殊な血管網を注意深く解剖した。

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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.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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retia mirabilia

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