(rē'tō-per'i-thē'lē-um), The reticular cells related to the reticular fiber network, as in the stroma of lymphatic tissue. [L. rete, net, + G. peri, around, + Mod. L. thelium, fr. G. thēlē, nipple]
retoperithelium
(rē″tō-pĕr″ĭ-thē′lē-ŭm) [L. rete, net, + Gr. peri, around, + thele, nipple] Epithelium covering a reticulum.