reticuloendothelial

adjective re·tic·u·lo·en·do·the·li·al \ri-ˌti-kyə-lō-ˌen-də-ˈthē-lē-əl\

Definition of RETICULOENDOTHELIAL

: of, relating to, or being the reticuloendothelial system

New Latin reticulum + endothelium

First Known Use: circa 1923

Medical Dictionary

adjective re·tic·u·lo·en·do·the·li·al \ri-ˈtik-yə-lō-ˌen-də-ˈthē-lē-əl\

: of, relating to, or being the reticuloendothelial system <reticuloendothelial tissue> <reticuloendothelial cells>

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