| rummager | 1. One who rummages. 2. A person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; formerly written roomager, and romager. "The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a romager, to range and bestow all merchandise." (Hakluyt). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Rummel tourniquet | A tourniquet fashioned by passing an umbilical tape around a vessel and bringing both ends through a short red rubber catheter. The tourniquet can be tightened and secured with a perpendicularly placed haemostat at the end of the catheter farthest from the vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rummer | A large and tall glass, or drinking cup. Origin: D. Roemer, romer, akin to G. Romer, Sw. Remmare; perhaps properly, Roman. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Rumpel, Theodor | <person> German physician, 1862-1923. See: Rumpel-Leede sign, Rumpel-Leede test, Rumpel-Leede phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rumpel-Leede phenomenon | Appearance of petechiae in an area following application of vascular constriction, such as by a tourniquet, usually after 10 minutes but can appear after shorter period, such as following application of tourniquet to draw blood specimen or use of blood pressure cuff. Due to capillary fragility or abnormal platelet numbers (e.g. Thrombocytopenia) or function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rumpel-Leede sign | A tourniquet test for capillary fragility, often positive in the presence of severe thrombocytopenia. See: capillary fragility test. Synonym: bandage sign, Hess' test, Rumpel-Leede sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rumpel-Leede test | A tourniquet test for capillary fragility, often positive in the presence of severe thrombocytopenia. See: capillary fragility test. Synonym: bandage sign, Hess' test, Rumpel-Leede sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| run | <marine biology> A group of fish migrating in a river (most often on a spawning migration) that may comprise one or many stocks. (17 Dec 1997) |
| runaround | Colloquialism for paronychia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| runaway behaviour | A behavioural response manifested by leaving home in order to escape from threatening situations. Children or adolescents leaving home without permission is usually implied. (12 Dec 1998) |
| runaway electrons | <radiobiology> Those electrons in a plasma that gain energy from an applied electrical field at a faster rate than they lose it through collisions with other particles. These electrons tend to run away in energy (not position) from the cooler remainder of the background plasma, because the collision cross-section decreases as the particle's velocity increases, so that the faster the particle goes, the less likely it is to be stopped. See: collision cross-section. (17 Dec 1997) |
| runaway pacemaker | Rapid heart rates over 140/min caused by electronic circuit instability in an implanted pulse generator. (05 Mar 2000) |
| runch | <botany> The wild radish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| runcinate | Deeply lobed and with the lobes slanted away from the apex. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Rundle, A | <person> British physician. See: Richards-Rundle syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rubber |
Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of a number of plants but can also be produced synthetically. The major commercial source of the latex used to create rubber is the Para rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis (Euphorbiaceae). This is largely because it responds to wounding by producing more latex.Other plants containing latex include figs (Ficus elastica), euphorbias, and the common dandelion. ...
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| Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome |
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (also known as Broad Thumb-Hallux syndrome) is a condition characterized by short stature, moderate to severe mental retardation, distinctive facial features, and broad thumbs and first toes. Other features of the disorder vary among affected individuals. People with this condition have an increased risk of developing noncancerous and cancerous tumors, leukemia, and lymphoma. ...
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| rush |
Rush are a Canadian rock band comprised of bassist/keyboardist/vocalist Geddy Lee (formerly Gary Weinrib), guitarist Alex Lifeson (real name Alex Zivojinovic), and drummer Neil Peart (pronounced: 'Peert') who recorded their first album in 1974. The band was formed in the summer of 1968, in Toronto by Lifeson, Lee, and John Rutsey (who played drums for Rush on the first album but resigned for health concerns). Peart joined in 1974, to complete the present lineup. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(band)
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| rush |
In American football, rushing has two different meanings. The first is an action taken by the offensive team that means to advance the ball by running, as opposed to passing. The other is an action taken by the defensive team that means to run towards the quarterback or punt kicker across the line of scrimmage for the purpose of tackling the quarterback, or blocking or disrupting the punt or pass. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(football)
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| rubella virus |
Rubella (also known as epidemic roseola, German measles or three-day measles) is a disease caused by the Rubella virus. It is often mild and an attack can pass unnoticed. However, this can make the virus difficult to diagnose. The virus usually enters the body through the nose or throat. The disease can last 1-5 days. Children recover more quickly than adults. ...
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| RU | become puckered |
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| RU | make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface |
| RU | make a hoarse, rattling sound |
| RU | a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder |
| RU | the act of making a noisy disturbance |
| RU | the act of making a noisy disturbance |
| RU | a sedimentary rock formed of coarse-grained material |
| RU | fossil hominoids from north central Hungary |
| RU | North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads |
| RU | the state flower of Maryland |
| RU | tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching rays |
| RU | very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads |