rə̇ˈtikyəlōˌsīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary reticul- + -cyte
: a young red blood cell that contains a fine basophilic reticulum representing the remains of the nucleus and is present in small numbers in normal blood and greatly increased following hemorrhage or other conditions in which many red cells are lost or destroyed
• re·tic·u·lo·cyt·ic ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sid.ik adjective