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reˌticuloendoˈthelial, a. Med.
Also with hyphen.
[ad. G. retikulo-endothelial: cf. reticulo- and endothelial adj. s.v. endo-.]
Of, pertaining to, or designating a diverse system of tissues and cells characterized by their phagocytic ability and now known to be involved in the immune response.
The circulating monocytes of the blood are now usu. included, but formerly were excluded by some authors.
1924Physiol. Rev. IV. 548 In various experimental conditions..the whole reticulo-endothelial system, all the histiocytes in the body and chiefly in the abdominal organs and in the bone marrow are entering a phase of functional stimulation. 1929Lancet 5 Oct. 711/1 The distribution of reticulo-endothelial cells might be determined by the injection into animals of various dye substances which were taken up by the cells. 1947Ann. Rev. Microbiol. I. 291 Until recently it was generally held that antibody formation is the function of the ‘reticuloendothelial system’ i.e., phagocytic tissue cells. 1974R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery ii. 7 Reticuloendothelial rather than bloodborne cells participate. 1977Proc. R. Soc. Med. LXX. 523/1 From this sort of information we can derive circumstantial evidence in favour of impaired reticuloendothelial function in patients with liver disease. |