meshwork

noun

mesh·​work ˈmesh-ˌwərk How to pronounce meshwork (audio)
: network sense 2
a vascular meshwork

Examples of meshwork in a Sentence

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Protect Your Eyes The eye's drainage system (the trabecular meshwork) can be damaged by blunt force injury, such as an object hitting the eye. Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025 Some of the telecommunication equipment was shielded by a Faraday cage, a metal meshwork designed to deflect a nuclear electromagnetic pulse that can fry electronics. Jack Randall, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024 In a healthy eye, excess aqueous humor exits through the trabecular meshwork, which are canals located between your iris (the colored part of the eye) and cornea (the clear outer portion). Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Oct. 2024 Glaucoma implant: Surgeons implant tiny shunts, fluid drainage devices, in a part of trabecular meshwork called the canal of Schlemm. Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Oct. 2024 Protect Your Eyes The eye's drainage system (the trabecular meshwork) can be damaged by blunt force injury, such as an object hitting the eye. Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025 This surgery involves creating a flap in the trabecular meshwork to allow fluid to drain. Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Oct. 2024 Some of the telecommunication equipment was shielded by a Faraday cage, a metal meshwork designed to deflect a nuclear electromagnetic pulse that can fry electronics. Jack Randall, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024 Trabecular bypass operations: A small incision is made in the trabecular meshwork, the area of spongy tissue between the cornea and iris that fluid drains through, and a tiny device is utilized to allow more fluid to pass through the natural drainage system. Amy Marturana Winderl, Cpt, Health, 25 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of meshwork was in 1830

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“Meshwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meshwork. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

Medical Definition

meshwork

noun
mesh·​work ˈmesh-ˌwərk How to pronounce meshwork (audio)
: network
a vascular meshwork

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