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reticulum
noun(re-tic-u-lum)
the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells
reticulum
noun(re-tic-u-lum)
a reticulate structure : network
reticulum
noun(re-tic-u-lum)
a system of interconnected vesicular and lamellar cytoplasmic membranes that functions especially in the transport of materials within the cell and that is studded with ribosomes in some places
reticulum
noun(re-tic-u-lum)
endoplasmic reticulum studded with ribosomes
reticulum
noun(re-tic-u-lum)
the specialized endoplasmic reticulum of cardiac muscle and skeletal striated muscle that functions especially as a storage and release area for calcium

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