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reticuloid

adj
/ɹɪˈtɪkjʊlɔɪd/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from rēticulum
  2. suffixed as reticuloid — “reticulum + oid”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or suggestive of, but not, a reticulum

    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

    Resembling or suggestive of, but not, reticulosis; that is, not leukemic or lymphomatous but seeming so.

  3. A type of dermatitis resembling reticulosis but of different cause and character, usually…

    A type of dermatitis resembling reticulosis but of different cause and character, usually actinic (caused by UV rays, usually from extensive sun exposure).

    • actinic reticuloid
    • Chronic actinic dermatitis/actinic reticuloid (CAD/AR) is an eczematous hypersensitivity reaction to ultraviolet rays that can vary from mild eczematous cases to AR, the most severe cases which may resemble cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA