| rouge | 1. <chemistry> A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide. It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a cosmetic, etc. Called also crocus, jeweler's rouge, etc. 2. A cosmetic used for giving a red colour to the cheeks or lips. The best is prepared from the dried flowers of the safflower, but it is often made from carmine. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Rouget cell | A cell with several slender processes that embraces the capillary wall in amphibia. Synonym: capillary pericyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rouget's bulb | A venous plexus on the surface of the ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rouget's muscle | The circular fibres of the ciliary muscle. Synonym: fibrae circulares, Muller's fibres, Muller's muscle, Rouget's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rouget, Antoine | <person> 19th century French physiologist. See: Rouget's bulb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rouget, Charles | <person> French physiologist, 1824-1904. See: Rouget cell, Rouget's muscle, Rouget-Neumann sheath. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rouget-Neumann sheath | The amorphous ground substance between an osteocyte and the lacunar or canalicular wall. (05 Mar 2000) |