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reticuloendothelial

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re·tic·u·lo·en·do·the·li·al  (r-tky-l-nd-thl-l)
n.
Of, relating to, or being the widely diffused bodily system constituting all phagocytic cells except certain white blood cells.
[reticul(um) + endothelial.]
reticuloendothelial [rɪˌtɪkjʊləʊˌɛndəʊˈθiːlɪəl]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol denoting or relating to a bodily system that consists of all the cells able to ingest bacteria, colloidal particles, etc., with the exception of the leucocytes; it includes the lymphatic system and the spleen See also macrophage
[from reticulum + endothelial]
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