articular rete


rete

 [re´te] (L.) a network or plexus.arterial rete (rete arterio´sum) an anastomotic network of arterioles or minute arteries, just before they become capillaries.articular rete a network of anastomosing blood vessels in or around a joint.rete lymphocapilla´re any of the closed, freely communicating networks formed by the lymphocapillary vessels.rete malpi´ghii the innermost stratum of epidermis.rete mira´bile a vascular network formed by division of an artery or vein into many smaller vessels that reunite into a single vessel; in the human this occurs only in the arterioles that supply the glomeruli of the kidney.rete tes´tis the network of channels formed in the mediastinum of the testis by the seminiferous tubules.rete veno´sum an anastomotic network of small veins; called also venous network.

articular rete

A rete about a joint, esp. a deep anastomosis at the knee joint.See also: rete