| breast pump | A suction instrument for withdrawing milk from the breast. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Golden, Ross | <person> U.S. Radiologist, 1890-1975. See: S sign of Golden. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ross | 115), [Etymol. Uncertain. The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Ross cycle | The life cycle of the malaria parasite. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ross-Jones test | A test for an excess of globulin in the cerebrospinal fluid; 1 ml of cerebrospinal fluid is carefully floated over 2 ml of a concentrated ammonium sulfate solution; if globulin is present in excess, a fine white ring appears at the line of junction in about 3 min. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ross River fever | A mild febrile illness of humans in Australia characterised by polyarthralgia and rash, caused by the Ross River virus, a member of the family Togaviridae, and transmitted by mosquitoes. Synonym: epidemic exanthema, Murray Valley rash, Ross River fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ross river virus | A species of alphavirus associated with epidemic exanthema and polyarthritis in Australia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Ross, Sir George | <person> Canadian physician, 1841-1931. See: Ross-Jones test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ross, Sir Ronald | <person> English physician and Nobel laureate, 1857-1932. See: Ross cycle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| air pump | 1. <physics> A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space; also, a pump to condense air of force in into a closed space. 2. <engineering> A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and any commingled air. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| calcium pump | A transport protein responsible for moving calcium out of the cytoplasm. See: calcium ATPase. (18 Nov 1997) |
| calf pump | Muscular activity of calf that promotes venous flow towards the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Carrel-Lindbergh pump | A perfusion device designed for use in culture of whole organs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| constant infusion pump | An electrically driven device for delivery from a reservoir of a constant, often very small, volume of solution over a prolonged period of time. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saliva pump | saliva ejector |