| rat-tail | 1. <veterinary> An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse. 2. <zoology> The California chimaera. See Chimaera. Any fish of the genus Macrurus. See Grenadier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| rat-tailed | <zoology> Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat. <zoology> Rat-tailed larva, the musk shrew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water rat | 1. <zoology> The water vole. See Vole. The muskrat. The beaver rat. See Beaver. 2. A thief on the water; a pirate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| coronavirus, rat | A species of coronavirus causing pneumonia in newborn rats but a clinically inapparent infection in adults. It is separate but antigenetically related to mouse hepatitis virus (gastroenteritis virus, murine). (12 Dec 1998) |
| sea rat | 1. A pirate. 2. <zoology> The chimaera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Kilham rat virus | A virus of the genus Parvovirus causing inapparent infection in rats; also recoverable from rat tumours. Synonym: latent rat virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latent rat virus | A virus of the genus Parvovirus causing inapparent infection in rats; also recoverable from rat tumours. Synonym: latent rat virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| west indian | Belonging or relating to the West Indies. <botany> West India tea, a shrubby plant (Capraria biflora) having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are sometimes used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| West Indian smallpox | A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent strain of the virus. Synonym: Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milkpox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, whitepox. Origin: Pg. Alastrar, to scatter over (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Indian operation | A surgical technique for removal of cataract within the capsule. Synonym: Smith's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indian | 1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies, or, sometimes, to the West Indies. 2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk. 3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like. <botany> Indian bay, an American plant of the genus Arisaema. A. Triphyllum has a wrinkled farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a very acrid juice. See Jack in the Pulpit, and Wake-robin. Indian wheat, maize or Indian corn. Indian yellow. An intense rich yellow colour, deeper than gamboge but less pure than cadmium. See Euxanthin. Origin: From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. Sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. Hindoo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Indian flap | Flap from a contiguous area, such as cheek or forehead, used to rebuild the nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Indian ginger | An aromatic stimulant and diaphoretic. Synonym: Canada snakeroot, Indian ginger, wild ginger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Indian gum | An exudation from Anogeisus latifolia (family Combrettaceae); the mucilage is used as a substitute for acacia mucilage. Synonym: ghatti gum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Indian method | Rhinoplasty utilizing a flap from the forehead. Synonym: Carpue's method, Indian method, Indian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |