meshwork

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At the front tip of the cell, RhoA grows the cell skeleton, called the actin meshwork, outward, forming protrusions that grip the surface.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

Examined under a microscope, the tiny sections of rock Turner uncovered contain a meshwork of three-dimensional structures — branching out in a distinctive way and rejoining — that closely resembles modern sponge skeletons.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2021

Their miles and miles’ worth of delicate meshwork compose a complicated filtration system that metabolizes cellular waste, maintains blood pressure, and regulates acid buildup.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2021

Could it be that the best description of how nature works is, in fact, a harmonic meshwork of life?

From Salon • May 30, 2021

When the tumour is made up of a meshwork of caverns and channels, it is called a cavernous lymphangioma; when it is composed of one or more cysts, it is called a cystic lymphangioma.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis