complexus

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology Latin complexus (“embrace”).

Dated A complex, an aggregate of parts

Whenever any of the great complexuses of the nerves, by intestine jars, have entangled themselves, at my approach they range into regular order, and give mutual assistance to each other in a friendly embracing intercourse […]1827, The Oriental Herald, volume 14, page 85:

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A large muscle of the back, passing from the spine to the head.

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