Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Reticulum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reticulum \Re*tic"u*lum\, n.;pl. {Reticula}. [L. dim. of rete a
net.] (Anat.)
(a) The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the
mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the
{honeycomb stomach}.
(b) The neuroglia.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Reticulum
n 1: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado
and Hydrus [syn: {Reticulum}]
2: any fine network (especially one in the body composed of
cells or blood vessels)
3: the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: {second
stomach}]
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