| rupial | Relating to rupia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rupial syphilid | Lesions that appear granulomatous and crusted, resembling those of yaws. Synonym: frambesiform syphilid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rupicola | <ornithology> A genus of beautiful South American passerine birds, including the cock of the rock. The species are remarkable for having an elevated fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, and for the beautiful colour of their plumage, which is mostly some delicate shade of yellow or orange. Origin: NL, fr. L. Rupes, gen. Rupis, a rock + colere to inhabit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rupicoline | <zoology> Rock-inhabiting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rupioid | Resembling rupia. Origin: G. Rhypos, filth (rupia), + eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| ruptuary | One not of noble blood; a plebeian; a roturier. "The exclusion of the French ruptuaries ("roturiers," for history must find a word for this class when it speaks of other nations) from the order of nobility." (Chenevix) Origin: Cf. Roturier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rupture | 1. Forcible tearing or disruption of tissue. 2. <surgery> A hernia. (17 Dec 1997) |
| rupture, spontaneous | Tear or break of an organ, vessel or other soft part of the body, occurring in the absence of external force. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ruptured | <medicine> Having a rupture, or hernia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ruptured aneurysm | An aneurysm that is haemorrhaging into its wall or surrounding tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ruptured appendix | <surgery> Advanced appendicitis (delayed surgery) can result in a ruptured appendix. Clinically, the patient will have increased abdominal pain, diffusely over the entire abdomen (rather than just the right-lower quadrant. The fever usually becomes high-grade (over 101 degrees Fahrenheit) and the white blood cell count that typically exceeds 20,000 cells per cubic millimetre. Surgery for this condition is associated with higher morbidity. (17 Dec 1997) |
| ruptured disk | <orthopaedics> A condition that results in the abnormal protrusion (bulging), herniation or prolapse of a vertebral disc from its normal position in the vertebral column. The displaced disc may exert force on a nearby nerve root causing the typical neurologic symptoms of radiating pain (to an extremity), numbness, tingling and weakness. Recurrent episodes of severe back pain are common. Treatment includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids and rest. More advanced cases may require surgical intervention (for example laminectomy, micro-disc surgery). (17 Dec 1997) |
| ruptured membrane | <obstetrics> A term used to define the rupture of the amniotic sac, releasing the amniotic fluid and heralding the onset of labour. (17 Dec 1997) |
| ruptured spleen | Rupture of the capsule of the spleen, an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen, is a potential catastrophe that requires immediate medical and surgical attention. Splenic rupture permits large amounts of blood to leak into the abdominal cavity which is severely painful.and life-threatening. Shock and, ultimately, death can result. Patients typically require an urgent operation. Rupture of a normal spleen can be caused by trauma, for example, in an accident. If an individual's spleen is enlarged, as is frequent in mononucleosis, most physicians will not allow activities (such as major contact sports) where injury to the abdomen could be catastrophic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rupturewort | <botany> Same as Burstwort. A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides) somewhat resembling burstwort. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rump |
The rump is the area of feathers at the base of the tail and is often referred to as the extreme end of the back. Often it is unusually colored, as in the Northern Flicker and Yellow-Rumped Warbler (the latter is often called a "butterbutt").
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| RU-486 |
A chemical administered to cause sloughing of the uterine lining, preventing continued pregnancy. 403
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| runaround |
Text that wraps around an image; also called a wraparound or skew.
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| rule |
A printing term for a straight line; usually produced with a roll of border tape.
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A law or regulation that governs behavior, actions, or operations. In rule-based systems, only those rules with true antecedents are used. For example, a rule that begins
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| RU | twist or braid together, interlace |
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| RU | the common European annual marigold |
| RU | having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies |
| RU | inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life |
| RU | reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America |
| RU | common arctic turnstone that winters south to South America and Australia |
| RU | socially incorrect in behavior |
| RU | lacking civility or good manners |
| RU | belonging to an early stage of technical development |
| RU | (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace |
| RU | (used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition |
| RU | in an impolite manner |