Anatomy
reticulum Audio
re·tic·u·lum [ ri-tik-yuh-luhm ]
Subclass of:
Stomach, Ruminant
Etymology:
Latin reticulum (from rete = net + the diminutive suffix -culum)
Hence a little or fine net or network.
Definitions related to reticulum:
  • Smallest forestomach of ruminants with complex honeycomb folding of mucosa.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The second stomach of ruminants. It lies almost in the midline in the front of the abdomen, in contact with the liver and diaphragm and communicates freely with the RUMEN via the ruminoreticular orifice. The lining of the reticulum is raised into folds forming a honeycomb pattern over the surface. (From Concise Veterinary Dictionary, 1988)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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