reticulum1
/rɪˈtɪkjʊləm
/noun (plural reticula /rɪˈtɪkjʊlə/)
1A fine network or net-like structure.The cytoplasm contained numerous mitochondria, fragmented rough endoplasmic reticula, small lipid droplets, and free ribosomes....
- The typical stellate reticulum and microcyst formation often seen in follicular ameloblastoma, however, was rarely encountered.
- Generally, oxidative stress in skeletal muscles leads to an increase in cytosolic calcium levels and a slowed rate of calcium uptake into the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
2 Zoology The second stomach of a ruminant, having a honeycomb-like structure, receiving food from the rumen and passing it to the omasum.All digesta was removed and weighed from the reticulum, omasal folds, mid-omasum, abomasum, small intestine, caecum, colon, and rectum.
Derivatives
reticular
- Mitotic figures are variably present, and tumor aggregates may extend into the reticular dermis or even subcutaneous fat.
- A thin lamina propria composed of collagenous, elastic, and reticular fibers may harbor accumulations of lymphocytes, which play an important role in safeguarding the body from inhaled pathogenic organisms.
- Collagen and reticular fibers stain blue; elastic fibers, yellow or pink; nuclei, fibrin, and neuroglial fibrils, red.
reticulose
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin, diminutive of rete 'net'.
Reticulum2
/rɪˈtɪkjʊləm/Astronomy
A small southern constellation (the Net), between Dorado and Hydrus.
Origin
Latin, diminutive of rete 'net'.
- Oflag
- of late
- Oflot
- OFM
- of mark
- of necessity
- of no fixed abode
- of no fixed address (or abode)
- of note
- of old
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- of one's own
- of one's own accord
- of one's (own) making
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- Ofrail
- of some size
- of sorts
- Ofsted
- oft
- Oftel
- often
- oftenness