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RES
abbr.
reticuloendothelial system
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res
(reɪs)n, pl res
a thing, matter, or object
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res
(rēz, rās),
n., pl. res.
Chiefly Law. an object or thing; matter.
[1850–55; < Latin]
RES
reticuloendothelial system.
res.
1. research.
2. reserve.
3. residence.
4. resident.
5. resigned.
6. resolution.
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| Noun | 1. | RES - a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells system - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion" immune system - a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response mononuclear phagocyte system, MPS, system of macrophages - a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow |
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