reticulum

[ ri-tik-yuh-luhm ]

noun

genitive: Reticuli [ri-, tik, -y, uh, -lahy].plural: reticula [ri-, tik, -y, uh, -l, uh]

1. a network; any reticulated system or structure.
2. Anatomy.
   1. a network of intercellular fibers in certain tissues.
   2. a network of structures in the endoplasm or nucleus of certain cells.
3. Zoology. the second stomach of ruminating animals, between the rumen and the omasum.
4. genitive Reticuli [ri-, tik, -y, uh, -lahy]. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the Net, a southern constellation between Dorado and Hydrus.

Reticulum

¹

/ rɪˈtɪkjʊləm /

noun

1. a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Dorado and Hydrus

reticulum

²

/ rɪˈtɪkjʊləm /

noun

1. any fine network, esp one in the body composed of cells, fibres, etc
2. the second compartment of the stomach of ruminants, situated between the rumen and psalterium

reticulum

/ rĭ-tĭk′yə-ləm /

, Plural reticula

1. The second division of the stomach in ruminant animals, which together with the rumen contains microorganisms that digest fiber. The reticulum's contents are regurgitated for further chewing as part of the cud.
2. See more at ruminant

Word History and Origins

Origin of reticulum¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin rēticulum “little net”; reticle

Word History and Origins

Origin of reticulum¹

C17: from Latin: little net, from rēte net

Example Sentences

By studying late-onset cases, Igdoura and his team uncovered that these diseases begin in the spinal cord, where chronic stress on a cellular component called the endoplasmic reticulum triggers programmed cell death.

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"However, our research highlights a novel function of the HLA molecule within skin cells. We revealed that a specific HLA genotype in keratinocytes can recognize certain drugs as foreign, triggering an endoplasmic reticulum stress response."

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ZIP7 is also the only zinc transporter found in the endoplasmic reticulum, a membranous structure where a cell makes proteins destined for the outer membrane of the cell or for secretion out of the cell.

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The two proteins "sit" at the endoplasmic reticulum exit site, a place in the cell where materials like proteins are packaged and transported out the cell.

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This allows the cytoskeleton to act as a highly dynamic intracellular wiring network to transmit ion-based information from the membrane to the intracellular organelles, including mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum and the nucleus.

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