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reticuloendothelial

[ ri-tik-yuh-loh-en-doh-thee-lee-uhl ]

adjective

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


reticuloendothelial

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adjective

  1. 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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of reticuloendothelial1

C20: from reticulum + endothelial
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Example Sentences

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We can carry brucella for long periods in the cells of our reticuloendothelial system without any awareness of their existence; then cyclically, for reasons not understood but probably related to immunologic reactions on our part, we sense them, and the reaction of sensing is the clinical disease.

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Next the stem cells migrate to the organs of the reticuloendothelial system which includes the spleen.

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