reticulated

adjective

re·tic·u·lat·ed ri-ˈtik-yə-ˌlāt-əd

variants or reticulate

-lət

-ˌlāt

: resembling a net

the lesions formed a reticulated pattern

reticulation

ri-ˌtik-yə-ˈlā-shən

noun

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