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1. (n.) reticulum
a network; any reticulated system or structure.
2. reticulum
a network of intercellular fibers in certain tissues.
3. reticulum
a network of structures in the endoplasm or nucleus of certain cells.
4. reticulum
the second stomach of cows and other ruminants, into which the coarse food regurgitated from the rumen is reswallowed.
Etymology: (1650–60; < L rēticulum little net; see reticle)
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| Definition of 'reticulum' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Reticulum
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus
2. (noun) reticulum
any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
3. (noun) reticulum, second stomach
the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) reticulum
the second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the honeycomb stomach
2. (noun) reticulum
the neuroglia
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. reticulum
The second stomach of ruminants. It lies almost in the midline in the front of the abdomen, in contact with the liver and diaphragm and communicates freely with the RUMEN via the ruminoreticular orifice. The lining of the reticulum is raised into folds forming a honeycomb pattern over the surface. (From Concise Veterinary Dictionary, 1988)
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