reticular
adjective
re·tic·u·lar
ri-ˈti-kyə-lər 
1
: reticulate sense 1
reticular connective tissue containing collagen fibers
2
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Both iHealthScreen and the NIH system are trained to look for reticular pseudodrusen, a type of lesion that causes a spotted pattern in the macula and is associated with a higher risk for progression to late disease.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 17 July 2023
Your mindset stems from a collection of neurons at the top of your brain stem called the reticular activating system (RAS) that acts as the search engine of your brain.
—Gregg Brown, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2021
These peels can penetrate into the reticular dermis (the lower level of the dermis, which sits below the papillary dermis).
—Farwa Shah, SELF, 3 Dec. 2019
He was drawn to a thin layer of inhibitory neurons called the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN), which wraps around the rest of the thalamus like a shell.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 Sep. 2019
An irony of the joint prize (for revealing the structure of the nervous system) is that Golgi remained unconvinced by the Neuron Doctrine and true to reticular theory, which saw neurons as physically connected.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 17 July 2023
Your mindset stems from a collection of neurons at the top of your brain stem called the reticular activating system (RAS) that acts as the search engine of your brain.
—Gregg Brown, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2021
These peels can penetrate into the reticular dermis (the lower level of the dermis, which sits below the papillary dermis).
—Farwa Shah, SELF, 3 Dec. 2019
He was drawn to a thin layer of inhibitory neurons called the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN), which wraps around the rest of the thalamus like a shell.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 Sep. 2019
An irony of the joint prize (for revealing the structure of the nervous system) is that Golgi remained unconvinced by the Neuron Doctrine and true to reticular theory, which saw neurons as physically connected.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
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“Reticular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reticular. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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reticular
adjective
re·tic·u·lar
ri-ˈtik-yə-lər
Medical Definition
reticular
adjective
re·tic·u·lar
ri-ˈtik-yə-lər
: of, relating to, or forming a network
reticular layers in the adrenal cortex
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