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[syn: reticulum, second stomach]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Reticulum
n 1: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near
Dorado and Hydrus
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:
reticulum, second stomach]