reticuloendothelial

[ ri-tik-yuh-loh-en-doh-thee-lee-uh l ]
/ rɪˌtɪk yə loʊˌɛn doʊˈθi li əl /

adjective Cell Biology.

pertaining to, resembling, or involving cells of the reticuloendothelial system.
of a cell, having both reticular and endothelial characteristics.

Origin of reticuloendothelial

1920–25; reticul(um) + -o- + endothelial

Words nearby reticuloendothelial

reticulin, reticulo-, reticulocyte, reticulocytopenia, reticulocytosis, reticuloendothelial, reticuloendothelial system, reticuloendothelioma, reticuloendotheliosis, reticuloendothelium, reticulohistiocytoma

British Dictionary definitions for reticuloendothelial

reticuloendothelial
/ (rɪˌtɪkjʊləʊˌɛndəʊˈθiːlɪəl) /

adjective

physiol denoting or relating to a bodily system that consists of all the cells able to ingest bacteria, colloidal particles, etc, with the exception of the leucocytes; it includes the lymphatic system and the spleen See also macrophage

Word Origin for reticuloendothelial

C20: from reticulum + endothelial

Medical definitions for reticuloendothelial

reticuloendothelial
[ rĭ-tĭk′yə-lō-ĕn′dō-thē′lē-əl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or being the widely diffused bodily system constituting all phagocytic cells except certain white blood cells.