zona reticularisnoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zona reticularis mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zona reticularis. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
How common is the noun zona reticularis?
| 1870 | 0.0091 |
| 1880 | 0.01 |
| 1890 | 0.011 |
| 1900 | 0.013 |
| 1910 | 0.019 |
| 1920 | 0.026 |
| 1930 | 0.031 |
| 1940 | 0.035 |
| 1950 | 0.039 |
| 1960 | 0.042 |
| 1970 | 0.043 |
| 1980 | 0.041 |
| 1990 | 0.039 |
| 2000 | 0.036 |
| 2010 | 0.035 |
Where does the noun zona reticularis come from?
Earliest known use
1870s
The earliest known use of the noun zona reticularis is in the 1870s.
OED's earliest evidence for zona reticularis is from 1874, in Dunglison's Medical Lexicon.
Nearby entries
- zomotherapeutic, adj.1900–
- zomotherapy, n.1900–
- zona, n.1706–
- zona ignea, n.1818–
- zonal, adj.1867–
- zonality, n.1909–
- zonally, adv.1873–
- zonal marking, n.1958–
- zona pellucida, n.1841–
- zona radiata, n.1881–
- zona reticularis, n.1874–
- zonarious, adj.1656–
- zonary, adj.1881–
- zonate, adj.1866–
- zonated, adj.1803–
- zonation, n.1898–
- zone, n.a1500–
- zone, v.1792–
- zone centre | zone center, n.1934–
- zoned, adj.1662–
- zone defence | zone defense, n.1927–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1874–The middle, outer, and inner layers respectively of the cortex of the adrenal gland.
- 1874
Zona reticularis... This term has been applied..to the inner layer, as Zona glomerulosa has been to the outer layer, of the stroma of the cortical part of the suprarenal capsule. The main portion he [sc. J. Arnold] calls Zona fasciculata.
Dunglison's Med. Lexicon (revised edition) - 1883
The inner zona, or zona reticularis, composed of smaller or larger groups of polyhedral cells.
E. Klein, Elements of Histology 341 - 1883
Next follows the inner zone, or zona reticularis.
E. Klein, Elements of Histology 341 - 1965
The cells in the innermost layer are in the form of a reticulum—the zona reticularis.
J. Lee & F. Knowles, Animal Hormones iv. 70
- pelvis1679–Anatomy. The expanded portion at the top of the ureter, into which the kidney tubules open. Also pelvis of the kidney.
- renal pelvis1757–= pelvis, n. 2.
- suprarenal1798–A suprarenal gland; = adrenal, n. Formerly also: †a suprarenal (adrenal) artery (obsolete).
- Malpighian body1842–Anatomy and Zoology. Designating structures described by Malpighi, and others (especially of the kidney)… (a) A glomerulus of the kidney together…
- Malpighian capsule1842–66Anatomy and Zoology. Designating structures described by Malpighi, and others (especially of the kidney)… = Bowman's capsule at Bowman, n.³ Obsolete…
- Malpighian tuft1842–78Anatomy and Zoology. Designating structures described by Malpighi, and others (especially of the kidney)… A glomerulus of the kidney. Obsolete.
- collecting duct1846–A tubular structure that conveys a fluid or other substance away from its place of origin; spec. any of a system of tubules that convey urine…
- Malpighian corpuscle1848–Anatomy and Zoology. Designating structures described by Malpighi, and others (especially of the kidney)… = Malpighian body n. at sense 1a.
- adrenal1863–An adrenal gland.
- zona fasciculata1874–
- zona glomerulosa1874–
- zona reticularis1874–The middle, outer, and inner layers respectively of the cortex of the adrenal gland.
- Bowman's capsule1882–Used in the possessive in Bowman's capsule: a Malpighian capsule; Bowman's glands: tubular glands in the olfactory mucous membrane; Bowman's membrane…
- Malpighian pyramid1889–Anatomy and Zoology. Designating structures described by Malpighi, and others (especially of the kidney)… A renal pyramid (pyramid, n. I.6a(a)). Now…
- fore-kidney1892–= pronephros, n.
- adrenal medulla1900–The inner region of the adrenal gland, composed of chromaffin cells of neural crest origin that synthesize and secrete the catecholamines…
- spongiocyte1930–Any cell of a type found in the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex, whose cytoplasm contains droplets of lipid which when removed give the…
- mesangium1934–The central, intercapillary region of a renal glomerulus, consisting of specialized connective tissue cells and matrix; (also) a region of similar…
- lacis1961–Histology. A network of palely staining cells with branching processes, located in the mesangial part of the juxtaglomerular apparatus. Frequently…
- lacis cell1962–A type of cell with palely staining cytoplasm and branching processes, found in the mesangial part of the juxtaglomerular apparatus; a mesangial cell.
- nephron1965–Any of the numerous functional units of a kidney, consisting of a glomerulus and its associated tubule through which the glomerular filtrate…
Frequency
zona reticularis typically occurs about 0.04 times per million words in modern written English.
zona reticularis is in frequency band 3, which contains words occurring between 0.01 and 0.1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zona reticularis, n., 1870–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0091 |
| 1880 | 0.01 |
| 1890 | 0.011 |
| 1900 | 0.013 |
| 1910 | 0.019 |
| 1920 | 0.026 |
| 1930 | 0.031 |
| 1940 | 0.035 |
| 1950 | 0.039 |
| 1960 | 0.042 |
| 1970 | 0.043 |
| 1980 | 0.041 |
| 1990 | 0.039 |
| 2000 | 0.036 |
| 2010 | 0.035 |