Anatomy

Reticulum

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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Abstract

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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Synonyms

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  • Reticulums

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

a ruminant's 2d stomach; note category: animal term; dis: coord IM with STOMACH DISEASES /vet (IM); neopl: coord IM with STOMACH NEOPLASMS /vet (IM) + histol type /vet (IM); ulcer: coord IM with STOMACH ULCER /vet (IM)

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Previous Indexing

  • Stomach (1966-1967)

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  1. A13.869.697w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Reticulum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012159. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012159
  2. Reticulum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulum_(anatomy)
  3. Reticulum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767749