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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.

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, adverb in·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

Example sentences from the Web for reticular

Charring of the whole skin through the reticular layer, or deeper.

Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry |Maximilian Stern
The medulla oblongata with its reticular ganglion seems to be the great rhythmic centre.

Degeneracy |Eugene S. Talbot
It was found that when the reticular framework of a nucleus prepares to divide, it separates into single segments.

Darwin and Modern Science |A.C. Seward and Others
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

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.