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.

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[Latin rēticulum, diminutive of rēte, net.]

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reticulum

(rɪˈtɪkjʊləm)

n, pl -la (-lə)

1. (Anatomy) any fine network, esp one in the body composed of cells, fibres, etc

2. (Zoology) the second compartment of the stomach of ruminants, situated between the rumen and psalterium

[C17: from Latin: little net, from rēte net]

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Reticulum

(rɪˈtɪkjʊləm)

n, Latin genitive Reticuli (rɪˈtɪkjʊˌlaɪ)

(Astronomy) a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Dorado and Hydrus

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re•tic•u•lum

(rɪˈtɪk yə ləm)

n., pl. -la (-lə).

1. a network; any reticulated system or structure.

2.

a. a network of intercellular fibers in certain tissues.

b. a network of structures in the endoplasm or nucleus of certain cells.

3. the second stomach of cows and other ruminants, into which the coarse food regurgitated from the rumen is reswallowed.

[1650–60; < Latin rēticulum little net; see reticle]

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re·tic·u·lum

(rĭ-tĭk′yə-ləm)

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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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Reticulum - a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus
	2.	reticulum - any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels) neural net, neural network - any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body network, web - an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth"
	3.	reticulum - the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant second stomach ruminant - any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments stomach, tum, tummy, breadbasket - an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

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Translations

čepec

Δίκτυον

redecilla

verkkomaha

réticulum

reticolo

re·tic·u·lum

n. retículo.

1. red de nervios y vasos sanguíneos;

2. tejido reticular.

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