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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
immune system +    
acellular anatomical structure +  
anatomical border +  
anatomical group 
anatomical junction +  
anatomical system +  
attachment site +  
baleen plate bristle 
bone marrow +  
calf +  
cell condensation +  
cell group 
conceptus +  
cortical arch of kidney 
ectoderm-derived structure +  
endoderm-derived structure +  
endomysium +  
endoneurium +  
front hindlimb zeugopod +  
ganglion +  
iliopsoas 
immune organ +  
juxtaglomerular apparatus +  
keratin sheath of horn 
lateral structure +  
lymphoid system +  
material entity in digestive tract +  
mesoderm-derived structure +  
morphological feature +  
multi cell part structure +  
multicellular anatomical structure +  
muscle spindle +  
muscle structure +  
myelin 
regenerating anatomical structure +  
reticuloendothelial system +  
A part of the immune system that consists of the phagocytic cells located in reticular connective tissue. The cells are primarily monocytes and macrophages, and they accumulate in lymph nodes and the spleen. The Kupffer cells of the liver and tissue histiocytes are also part of the RES[WP].
retroauricular region 
sac +  
septum +  
sex-specific anatomical structure +  
skeletal musculature +  
structure with developmental contribution from neural crest +  
surface structure +  
temple +  
thymus primordium +  
transparent eye structure +  
vestigial structure +  
wheel papilla 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: RES ;   lymphoreticular system ;   mononuclear phagocyte system
Related Synonyms: lymphoreticular
Xrefs: BTO:0001174 ;   EV:0100048 ;   FMA:84189 ;   GAID:1004 ;   MESH:D012157 ;   NCI:C12780 ;   SCTID:278874002 ;   UMLS:C0035287 ;   Wikipedia:Reticuloendothelial_system
Definition Sources: Wikipedia:Reticuloendothelial_system

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