rete /re·te/ (re´te) pl. re´tia [L.] a network or meshwork, especially of blood vessels.
rete
rete (epithelial) (rē´tē) ridges,
rete arterio´sum an anastomotic network of minute arteries, just before they become arterioles or capillaries.
articular rete a network of anastomosing blood vessels in or around a joint.
malpighian rete stratum germinativum.
rete mira´bile
1. a vascular network formed by division of an artery or vein into many smaller vessels that reunite into a single vessel.
2. arterial anastomosis of the brain occurring between the external and internal carotid arteries due to longstanding thrombosis of the latter.
rete ova´rii a homologue of the rete testis, developed in the early female fetus but vestigial in the adult.
rete subpapilla´re the network of arteries at the boundary between the papillary and reticular layers of the dermis.
rete tes´tis a network formed in the mediastinum testis by the seminiferous tubules.
rete veno´sum an anastomotic network of small veins.
re·te (r  t)n. pl. re·ti·a (r t- , rsh) An anatomical mesh, network, or structure, as of veins, arteries, or nerves. re ti·al (-t-l, -shl) adj. |
rete
[rē′tē]
Etymology: L, net
a network, especially of arteries or veins. retial [rē′tē·əl] , adj.
rete (epithelial) (rē´tē) ridges,
n.pl extensions of the epithelium into the connective tissue. They occur to an excess where epithelium-lined tissues are irritated and inflamed such as the junctional epithelium during periodontal disease. Outdated term is
rete pegs.
rete pegs.
rete
pl. retia [L.] a network or meshwork, especially of blood vessels.
arterial rete, rete arteriosum
an anastomotic network of minute arteries, just before they become capillaries.
articular rete
a network of anastomosing blood vessels in or around a joint.
blood vessel rete
visible networks of vessels; see also rete mirabile (below).
rete carpi dorsale
a network of small vessels over the dorsal aspect of the carpus in the horse.
rete malpighii
the innermost stratum of epidermis.
rete mirabile
a vascular network formed by division of an artery or vein into many smaller vessels that reunite into a single vessel, such as the carotid rete mirabile (epidural rete) at the base of the brain of ruminants.
rete mirabile ophthalmicum
a small arterial network in the orbit of ruminants.
rete pegs
inward projections of the epidermis into the dermis, as seen histologically in vertical sections.
rete ridge
marked undulations of the dermoepidermal junction; not a feature of normal skin in animals except in certain areas such as the footpads and planum nasale of carnivores.
rete testis
the network of channels formed in the mediastinum of the testis by the seminiferous tubules.
rete tubules
a network composed of tubules, e.g. seminiferous tubules.
rete vasculosa
networks of vessels as in the lungs.
rete venosum
an anastomotic network of small veins.
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