Medical term:
reticulum
reticulum
[rĕ-tik´u-lum] (L.)1. a small network, especially a protoplasmic network in cells.
2. reticular tissue.
agranular reticulum smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum.
endoplasmic reticulum an ultramicroscopic organelle of nearly all higher plant and animal cells, consisting of a system of membrane-bound cavities in the cytoplasm, occurring in two types: granular or rough-surfaced, bearing large numbers of ribosomes on its outer surface, and agranular or smooth-surfaced.
granular reticulum rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum.
sarcoplasmic reticulum a form of agranular reticulum in the sarcoplasm of striated muscle, comprising a system of smooth-surfaced tubules surrounding each myofibril.
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re·tic·u·lum
, pl.re·tic·u·la
(re-tik'yū-lŭm, -lă), [TA]1. A fine network formed by cells, or formed of certain structures within cells or of connective tissue fibers between cells.
2. Synonym(s): neuroglia
3. The second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, a comparatively small chamber communicating with the rumen; sometimes called the honeycomb because of the characteristic structure of its wall.
[L. dim of rete, a net]
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reticulum
(rĭ-tĭk′yə-ləm)n. pl. reticu·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.
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re·tic·u·lum
, pl. reticula (rĕ-tik'yū-lŭm, -ă) [TA]1. A fine network formed by cells, or formed of certain structures within cells or of connective tissue fibers between cells.
2. Synonym(s): neuroglia.
3. The second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, a comparatively small chamber communicating with the rumen; sometimes called the honeycomb because of the characteristic structure of its wall.
[L. dim of rete, a net]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
reticulum
Any netlike structure of the body.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
reticulum
- the second compartment of the ruminant stomach.
- a network, particularly of PROTOPLASM.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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