| rind | The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees, etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell. "Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind With all thy charms, although this corporal rind Thou hast immanacled." (Milton) "Sweetest nu hath sourest rind." (Shak) Origin: AS. Rind bark, crust of bread; akin OHG. Rinta, G. Rinde, and probably to E. Rand, rim; cf. Skr. Ram to end, rest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| rinderpest | A viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals caused by morbillivirus. It may be acute, subacute, or chronic with the major lesions characterised by inflammation and ulceration of the entire digestive tract. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rinderpest virus | A species of morbillivirus causing cattle plague, a disease with high mortality. Sheep, goats, pigs, and other animals of the order artiodactyla can also be infected. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Rindfleisch's cells | An obsolete eponym for eosinophilic leukocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rindfleisch's folds | Semilunar fold's of the serous surface of the pericardium, embracing the beginning of the aorta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rindfleisch, Georg | <person> German physician, 1836-1908. See: Rindfleisch's cells, Rindfleisch's folds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rindy | Having a rind or skin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |