Reticulum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reticulum \Re*tic"u*lum\, n.;pl. {Reticula}. [L. dim. of rete a
     net.] (Anat.)
     (a) The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the
         mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the
         {honeycomb stomach}.
     (b) The neuroglia.


         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Reticulum
       n 1: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado
            and Hydrus
       2: any fine network (especially one in the body composed of
          cells or blood vessels)
       3: the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: {second
          stomach}]