Meaning of RETICULUM
| Pronunciation: | | ri'tikyulum
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- [n] the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
- [n] any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
- [n] a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus
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| | Synonyms: | | second stomach |
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| | See Also: | | breadbasket, constellation, network, neural net, neural network, ruminant, stomach, tum, tummy, web | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*tic"u*lum\, n.;pl. {Reticula}. [L. dim. of rete a
net.] (Anat.)
(a) The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the
mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the
{honeycomb stomach}.
(b) The neuroglia.
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