Retiform

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Arranged like a net; reticulate.
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  • adj. Having the form of a net; reticulate
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Composed of crossing lines and interstices; reticular; netlike.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In anatomy and zoology, retial; like a network or rete in form or appearance; reticular: as, the retiform coat of the eyeball.
  • In botany, net-like; reticulate.
    • Word Usage
    "As in the small intestine, the mucous membrane (Fig. 1082) consists of a muscular layer, the muscularis mucosæ; a quantity of retiform tissue in which the vessels ramify; a basement membrane and epithelium which is of the columnar variety, and resembles the epithelium found in the small intestine."
    Cross Reference
    retiform connective tissue   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    reticular    netlike   
     
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