Reticulum

Word RETICULUM
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Definitions and meanings of "Reticulum"

What do we mean by reticulum?

A netlike formation or structure; a network. noun

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

A network noun

A pattern of interconnected objects. noun

: The second stomach in a cow or other ruminant noun

A network.

A pattern of interconnected objects.

The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.

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The word "reticulum" in example sentences

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. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The reticulum is the smallest, with a capacity of about one-half gallon. ❋ R. A. Craig (N/A)

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. ❋ Unknown (1918)

From this bag (the paunch) in the act of rumination a certain portion of the food is ejected into the second chamber, which is termed the reticulum (i.e. a little net) from the peculiar arrangement of its inner or mucous surface, which is lined with a network of shallow hexagonal cells. ❋ Robert Armitage Sterndale (1870)

The researchers also looked at the endoplasmic reticulum, which is where the folding process of proteins occurs in a cell. ❋ Editors (2010)

These two proteins reside in the endoplasmic reticulum, which is a major site of protein synthesis.

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