RETICULOENDOTHELIAL


Meaning of RETICULOENDOTHELIAL in English

[ rɪˌtɪkjʊləʊɛndə(ʊ)'θi:lɪəl ]

■ adjective Physiology relating to or denoting a system of fixed and circulating phagocytic cells involved in the immune response.

Origin

1920s: from reticulum + endothelial (see endothelium ).

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