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Descriptor English: Reticulum
Descriptor Spanish: Reticulum
Descriptor reticulum
Entry term(s) retículo
Scope note: Segundo estómago de los rumiantes. Descansa casi en la línea media en el frente del abdomen, está en contacto con el hígado y el diafragma y se comunica libremente con el RUMEN a través del orificio ruminoreticular. El recubrimiento del retículo se eleva en dobleces formando sobre la superficie un patrón en forma de panal. (Concise Veterinary Dictionary, 1988)
Descriptor Portuguese: Retículo
Descriptor French: Réseau
Entry term(s): Reticulums
Tree number(s): A13.869.697
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012159
Scope note: 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)
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)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Stomach (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
DeCS ID: 12577
Unique ID: D012159
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Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1995/05/18
Reticulum - Preferred
Concept UI M0018938
Scope note 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)
Preferred term Reticulum
Entry term(s) Reticulums



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