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noun, plural re·tic·u·la 
[-luh] for 1–3, genitive re·tic·u·li [-lahy] for 4.
[-luh] for 1–3, genitive re·tic·u·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.
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Reticulum
is always a great word to know.
So is jugular. Does it mean:
| a nerve fiber bundle that emerges from of the spinal cord and joins with another bundle to form each spinal nerve in the series of spinal nerves |
| pertaining to any of certain large veins of the neck collecting blood from the superficial parts of the head or collecting blood from within the skull |
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Medical Dictionary
reticulum re·tic·u·lum (rĭ-tĭk'yə-ləm)
n. pl. re·tic·u·la (-lə)
A fine network formed by cells, by certain structures within cells, or by connective-tissue fibers between cells.
See neuroglia.
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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