English Explanatory Dictionary

reticuloid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling or suggestive of, but not, a reticulum; that is, not reticulate or reticular but seeming so.
  2. Resembling or suggestive of, but not, reticulosis; that is, not leukemic or lymphomatous but seeming so.
noun
  1. A type of dermatitis resembling reticulosis but of different cause and character, usually actinic (caused by UV rays, usually from extensive sun exposure).

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈtɪkjʊlɔɪd/

Word forms

reticuloid more reticuloid most reticuloid

Etymology

From reticulum + -oid; the noun sense is a nominalization of the adjective sense.

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