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reticular

[ ri-tik-yuh-ler ]

/ rɪˈtɪk yə lər /

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adjective

having the form of a net; netlike.

intricate or entangled.

Anatomy. of or relating to a reticulum.

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Origin of reticular

1590–1600; <New Latin rēticulāris, equivalent to Latin rēticul(um) reticle + -āris-ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM reticular

re·tic·u·lar·ly, adverbin·ter·re·tic·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby reticular

retiary, reticence, reticent, reticle, reticul-, reticular, reticular activating system, reticular cell, reticular degeneration, reticular dystrophy of cornea, reticular fiber

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Example sentences from the Web for reticular

The very telling fact is that damage to those structures—tiny lesions as small as the size of a match head in parts of the reticular activating system—obliterates all consciousness.
Consciousness Is Just a Feeling - Issue 98: Mind|Steve Paulson|March 3, 2021|Nautilus
They are formed of a reticular tissue with comparatively few nuclei.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
The medulla oblongata with its reticular ganglion seems to be the great rhythmic centre.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
The deeper portion of the true skin is known as the reticular portion, and is largely composed of adipose tissue.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

Triangular meshes of the reticular sphere very regular, equilateral triangular.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
The diameter of the sphere is about six or eight times as great as the thickness of its reticular wall.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

Medical definitions for reticular

reticular

[ rĭ-tĭk′yə-lər ]

adj.

Resembling a net in form; netlike.

Other words from reticular

re•tic′u•la′tion n.

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