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endoplasmic reticulum

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. endoplasmic reticulum (noun)
  2. rough endoplasmic reticulum (noun)

endoplasmic reticulum

noun

Definition of ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

: a system of interconnected vesicular and lamellar cytoplasmic membranes that functions especially in the transport of materials within the cell and that is studded with ribosomes in some places — see cell illustration
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First Known Use of ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

1947

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