PAMPINIFORM PLEXUS
\pˈampɪnˌɪfɔːm plˈɛksəs], \pˈampɪnˌɪfɔːm plˈɛksəs], \p_ˈa_m_p_ɪ_n_ˌɪ_f_ɔː_m p_l_ˈɛ_k_s_ə_s]\
Definitions of PAMPINIFORM PLEXUS
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A venous plexus which, receiving blood from the uterus, the oviduct, and the ovary, becomes condensed into a single trunk on each side, the internal spermatic vein, which empties into the renal vein on the right side, and into the ascending vena cava on the left side.
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In the male, the spermatic plexus.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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