| Richter's hernia | A hernia in which only a portion of the wall of the intestine is engaged. Synonym: Littre's hernia, partial enterocele, Richter's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Richter's syndrome | <syndrome> A high-grade lymphoma developing during the course of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; associated with cachexia, pyrexia, dysproteinaemia, and lymphomas with multinucleated tumour cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Richter, August | <person> German surgeon, 1742-1812. See: Richter's hernia, Richter-Monro line, Monro-Richter line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Richter, Maurice | <person> U.S. Pathologist, *1897. See: Richter's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Richter-Monro line | A line passing from the umbilicus to the anterior superior iliac spine. McBurney's point occurs on this line. Synonym: Monro's line, Richter-Monro line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Monro-Richter line | A line passing from the umbilicus to the anterior superior iliac spine. McBurney's point occurs on this line. Synonym: Monro's line, Richter-Monro line. (05 Mar 2000) |
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