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Definition of "reticulum" [reticulum]

  • A netlike formation or structure; a network. (noun)
  • Zoology The second compartment of the stomach of ruminant mammals, lined with a membrane having honeycombed ridges. (noun)
  • A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Dorado and Horologium. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "reticulum" in a sentence
  • "And connected with it near to the entry of the oesophagus is what from its appearance is termed the ‘reticulum’ (or honeycomb bag); for outside it is like the stomach, but inside it resembles a netted cap; and the reticulum is a great deal smaller than the stomach."
  • "The reticulum is the smallest, with a capacity of about one-half gallon."
  • "Its structure is that of an ordinary cell-nucleus, viz., it consists of a reticulum or karyomitome, the meshes of which are filled with karyoplasm, while connected with, or imbedded in, the reticulum are a number of chromatin masses or chromosomes, which may present the appearance of a skein or may assume the form of rods or loops."