| Rubin | Isidor C., U.S. Gynecologist, 1883-1958. See: Rubin test. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rubin S | A mixture of the sodium salts bi-and trisulfonic acids of rosanilin and pararosanilin; used as an indicator dye and for staining of cytoplasm and collagen. Synonym: rubin S, rubine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rubin test | An obsolete test of patency of the fallopian tubes; a cannula is introduced into the cervix uteri, and carbon dioxide gas is passed through the cannula by means of a syringe with manometer attachment; if the tubes are patent, the escape of gas into the abdominal cavity is evidenced by a high-pitched bubbling sound heard on auscultation over the lower abdomen, or free gas under the diaphragm can be demonstrated by X-ray. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rubinstein, Jack | <person> U.S. Child psychiatrist and paediatrician, *1925. See: Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rubinstein-taybi syndrome | <syndrome> An autosomal recessive disorder usually occurring in males and characterised mainly by motor and mental retardation, broad thumbs, webbing of fingers and toes, facial and skeletal abnormalities. (12 Dec 1998) |