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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RETICULOSA

Re *tic `u *lo "sa, n.pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Same as Reticularia.

 

RETICULOSE

RETICULOSE Re *tic "u *lose `, a.

 

Defn: Forming a network; characterized by a reticulated sructure. Reticulose rhizopod (Zoöl.), a rhizopod in which the pseudopodia blend together and form irregular meshes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

reticulocyte

re tic u lo cyte |riˈtikyələˌsīt rəˈtɪkjələsaɪt | noun Physiology an immature red blood cell without a nucleus, having a granular or reticulated appearance when suitably stained. ORIGIN 1920s: from reticulated + -cyte .

 

reticuloendothelial

re tic u lo en do the li al |riˌtikyəˌlōˌendōˈTHēlēəl rəˌtɪkjəloʊˌɛndoʊˈθiliəl | adjective [ attrib. ] Physiology relating to or denoting a diverse system of fixed and circulating phagocytic cells (macrophages and monocytes ) involved in the immune response. They are spread throughout the body and are especially common in the liver, spleen, and lymphatic system. Also called lymphoreticular. ORIGIN 1920s: from reticulum + endothelial (see endothelium ).

 

reticuloendotheliosis

re tic u lo en do the li o sis |riˌtikyəˌlōˌendōˌTHēlēˈōsəs rəˌtɪkjəloʊˌɛndoʊˌθiliˈoʊsəs | noun Medicine overgrowth of some part of the reticuloendothelial system, causing isolated swelling of the bone marrow and in severe cases the destruction of the bones of the skull.

 

Oxford Dictionary

reticulocyte

reticulocyte |rɪˈtɪkjʊlə (ʊ )sʌɪt | noun Physiology an immature red blood cell without a nucleus, having a granular or reticulated appearance when suitably stained. ORIGIN 1920s: from reticulated + -cyte .

 

reticuloendothelial

reticuloendothelial |rɪˌtɪkjʊləʊɛndə (ʊ )ˈθiːlɪəl | adjective Physiology relating to or denoting a diverse system of fixed and circulating phagocytic cells (macrophages and monocytes ) involved in the immune response. They are spread throughout the body, and are especially common in the liver, spleen, and lymphatic system. Also called lymphoreticular. ORIGIN 1920s: from reticulum + endothelial (see endothelium ).

 

reticuloendotheliosis

reticuloendotheliosis |rɪˌtɪkjʊləʊɛndə (ʊ )ˈθiːlɪəʊsɪs | noun [ mass noun ] Medicine overgrowth of some part of the reticuloendothelial system, causing isolated swelling of the bone marrow and in severe cases the destruction of the bones of the skull.

 

Spanish Dictionary

retículo

retículo nombre masculino 1 Conjunto de dos o más hilos cruzados o paralelos que se ponen en el foco de ciertos instrumentos ópticos y sirve para precisar la visual o para efectuar mediciones .SINÓNIMO retícula .2 Segunda de las cuatro cavidades que forman el estómago de los rumiantes .SINÓNIMO bonete, redecilla .3 biol Tejido en forma de red, en especial el formado por fibras vegetales :retículo endoplasmático; retículo citoplasmático .