RES n 1: a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells [syn: {reticuloendothelial system}, {RES}]
Res \Res\ (r?z), n.; pl. {Res}. [L.] A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point. [1913 Webster] {Res gestae} [L., things done] (Law), the facts which form the environment of a litigated issue. --Wharton. {Res judicata} [L.] (Law), a thing adjudicated; a matter no longer open to controversy. [1913 Webster]
RES, property. Things. The terms "Res," "Bona," "Biens," used by jurists who have written in the Latin and French languages, are intended to include movable or personal, as well as immovable or real property. 1 Burge, Confl. of Laws, 19. See Biens; Bona; Things.