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: {reticulum}, {second stomach}]
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]