reticular adjective.
[rɪ'tɪkjʊlǝ] L16.[mod. Latin reticularis, from Latin RETICULUM: see -AR1.]1. Resembling a net in appearance or construction; consisting of closely interwoven fibres or filaments; netlike.
L16.2. Architecture. Of masonry, panelling, etc.: constructed of lozenge-shaped pieces or of square pieces set diagonally instead of vertically.
rare.
L18.3. Resembling a net in effect or operation; intricate, tending to entangle.
E19.4. Of or pertaining to the reticulum of a ruminant.
E20.Special collocations:
reticular activating system =
reticular formation below.
reticular cell a fibroblast or other unspecialized cell;
esp. a fixed phagocytic cell of the reticuloendothelial system.
reticular fibres microscopic branching fibres of reticulin forming a fine supporting network esp. around muscle and nerve fibres, blood-vessels, and in glandular and reticular tissue.
reticular formation a diffuse network of nerve pathways in the brainstem connecting the spinal cord, cerebrum, and cerebellum, and mediating the overall level of consciousness.
reticular system =
reticular formation above.
reticular tissue tissue of the reticuloendothelial system which forms part of the framework of lymphatic tissue, bone marrow, and the tissue of the spleen and liver.
■ reticularly adverb like a net
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