Definition of retiform in English:
retiform
adjective
rareHaving the form of or resembling a net.
‘The retiform pattern consists of elongated, slitlike branching tubules containing intraluminal papillae lined by flattened to cuboidal cells.’- ‘Although they can occur in young patients, a retiform pattern has never been described in granulosa cell tumors.’
- ‘Note the superficial scale and tendency for the individual lesions to merge into a retiform pattern.’
Pronunciation
Origin
Mid 17th century from modern Latin retiformis, from Latin rete ‘net’ + -formis -form.
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