| Golden, Ross | <person> U.S. Radiologist, 1890-1975. See: S sign of Golden. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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 syringe | A tapered metal tube through which air is forced from a rubber bulb or pressure tank to blow debris from, or to dry, a cavity in preparing teeth for restoration. Synonym: air syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chip syringe | A tapered metal tube through which air is forced from a rubber bulb or pressure tank to blow debris from, or to dry, a cavity in preparing teeth for restoration. Synonym: air syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ring syringe | A type of Luer-Lok syringe with thumb and finger rings attached to the proximal end of the barrel and to the tip of the plunger, allowing operation of the syringe with one hand. Synonym: ring syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Roughton-Scholander syringe | A syringe-like device for analyzing the respiratory gases in a small sample of blood. Synonym: Roughton-Scholander syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rubber-bulb syringe | A syringe with a hollow rubber bulb and cannula provided with a check valve, used to obtain a jet of air or water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| control syringe | A type of Luer-Lok syringe with thumb and finger rings attached to the proximal end of the barrel and to the tip of the plunger, allowing operation of the syringe with one hand. Synonym: ring syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| probe syringe | A syringe with an olive-shaped tip, used in treatment of diseases of the lacrimal passages. (05 Mar 2000) |