RETICULUM


Meaning of RETICULUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈti-kyə-ləm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small net

Date: circa 1658

1. : the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells — compare abomasum , omasum , rumen

2. : a reticulate structure : network

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