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re⋅tic⋅u⋅lum

  [ri-tik-yuh-luhm]
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–noun, plural -la  [-luh] for 1–3, genitive -li  [-lahy] for 4.
1. a network; any reticulated system or structure.
2. Anatomy.
a. a network of intercellular fibers in certain tissues.
b. a network of structures in the endoplasm or nucleus of certain cells.
3. Zoology. the second stomach of ruminating animals, between the rumen and the omasum.
4. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the Net, a southern constellation between Dorado and Hydrus.
Origin:
1650–60; < L rēticulum little net; see reticle
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re·tic·u·la   (rĭ-tĭk'yə-lə)   
n.  Plural of reticulum.
re·tic·u·lum   (rĭ-tĭk'yə-ləm)   
n.   pl. re·tic·u·la (-lə)

  1. A netlike formation or structure; a network.

  2. Zoology The second compartment of the stomach of ruminant mammals, lined with a membrane having honeycombed ridges.

  3. Reticulum A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Dorado and Horologium.


[Latin rēticulum, diminutive of rēte, net.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: reticula
plural of RETICULUM

Main Entry: re·tic·u·lum
Pronunciation: ri-'tik-y&-l&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural re·tic·u·la /-l&/
1 : the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cellscalled also honeycomb; —compare ABOMASUM, OMASUM, RUMEN
2 : a reticular structure : NETWORK: as a : the network of interstitial tissue composed of reticular fibers called also reticulartissue b : the network often visible in fixed protoplasm both of the cell body and the nucleus of many cells
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reticulum re·tic·u·lum (rĭ-tĭk'yə-ləm)
n. pl. re·tic·u·la (-lə)

  1. A fine network formed by cells, by certain structures within cells, or by connective-tissue fibers between cells.

  2. See neuroglia.

  3. The second compartment of the stomach of ruminant mammals, lined with a membrane having honeycombed ridges.

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reticulum   (rĭ-tĭk'yə-ləm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural reticula
The second division of the stomach in ruminant animals, which together with the rumen contains microorganisms that digest fiber. The reticulum's contents are regurgitated for further chewing as part of the cud. See more at ruminant.
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