| DEV | <abbreviation> Duck embryo origin vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rural | 1. Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect. "Here is a rural fellow; . . . He brings you figs." (Shak) 2. Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy. Rural dean. The state, office, or residence, of a rural dean. Synonym: Rustic. Rural, Rustic. Rural refers to the country itself; as, rural scenes, prospects, delights, etc. Rustic refers to the character, condition, taste, etc, of the original inhabitans of the country, who were generally uncultivated and rude; as, rustic manners; a rustic dress; a rustic bridge; rustic architecture, etc. "We turn To where the silver Thames first rural grows." (Thomson) "Lay bashfulness, that rustic virtue, by; To manly confidence thy throughts apply." (Dryden) Origin: F, fr. L.ruralis, fr. Rus, ruris, the country. Cf. Room space, Rustic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rural cutaneous leishmaniasis | A form of cutaneous leishmaniasis characterised by rural distribution of human cases near infected rodents, particularly communal ground squirrels; characterised by acute rapidly developing dermal lesions that become severely inflamed, with moist necrotizing sores or ulcers that heal in two to eight months after a two to four month incubation period; among nonimmune immigrants, multiple lesions may develop, which heal more slowly and leave disabling or disfiguring scars. A strong delayed hypersensitivity and involvement of immune complexes play a role in necrosis, which is part of the healing process and of the strong specific immunity that follows. Synonym: acute cutaneous leishmaniasis, rural cutaneous leishmaniasis, wet cutaneous leishmaniasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rural health | The status of health in rural populations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rural health services | Health services, public or private, in rural areas. The services include the promotion of health and the delivery of health care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rural population | The inhabitants of rural areas or of small towns classified as rural. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, rural | Hospitals located in a rural area. (12 Dec 1998) |