RETICULUMS
\ɹɛtˈɪkjʊləmz], \ɹɛtˈɪkjʊləmz], \ɹ_ɛ_t_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ə_m_z]\
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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)
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myoglobulin
- A globulin of muscle. [Greek] A globulin of muscle(phys.). A globulin found in the serum of muscle-plasma.