| restiform | <anatomy> Formed like a rope; applied especially to several ropelike bundles or masses of fibres on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata. Origin: L. Restis = rope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| restiform body | A lateral (larger) subdivision of the inferior cerebellar peduncle composed of a variety of fibres including, but not limited to, olivo-, reticulo-, cuneo-, trigemino-, and dorsal spinocerebellar. See: inferior cerebellar peduncle. Synonym: corpus restiforme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| restiform eminence | A prominence of the dorsolateral surface of the medulla oblongata corresponding to the larger lateral part of the inferior cerebellar peduncle. Synonym: eminentia restiformis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resting | <botany> From Rest, Resting spore, a spore in certain orders of algae, which remains quiescent, retaining its vitality, for long periods of time. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| resting cell | A quiescent cell; one not undergoing mitosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resting length | The length at rest from which a muscle develops maximum isometric tension. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resting phase | More appropriately called interphase. The interval in the cell cycle between two cell divisions when the individual chromosomes cannot be distinguished, interphase was once thought to be the resting phase but it is far from a time of rest for the cell. It is the time when DNA is replicated in the cell nucleus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| resting potential | <physiology> The electrical potential of the inside of a cell, relative to its surroundings. Almost all animal cells are negative inside, resting potentials are in the range 20 to 100mV, 70mV typical. Resting potentials reflect the action of the sodium pump only indirectly, they are mainly caused by the subsequent diffusion of potassium out of the cell through potassium leak channels. The resting potential is thus close to the Nernst potential for potassium. See: action potential. (10 Mar 1998) |
| resting saliva | The saliva found in the mouth in the intervals of food taking and mastication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resting stage | The quiescent stage of a cell or its nucleus in which no karyokinetic changes are taking place. Synonym: vegetative stage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resting tidal volume | The tidal volume under normal conditions, i.e., in the absence of exercise or other conditions that stimulate breathing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resting tremor | A coarse, rhythmic tremor, 3-5 Hz frequency, usually confined to hands and forearms, that appears when the limbs are relaxed, and disappears with active limb movements; characteristic of Parkinson disease. Synonym: passive tremor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resting wandering cell | A relatively immotile macrophage found in connective tissue, lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow. Synonym: resting wandering cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| restitope | The part of the T-cell receptor that associates with the class II major histocompatibility molecule. Origin: restriction + -tope (05 Mar 2000) |
| restitution | 1. The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or injury; indemnification. "A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown." (Spenser) "He restitution to the value makes." (Sandys) 2. That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroved; compensation. 3. <physics> The act of returning to, or recovering, a former state; as, the restitution of an elastic body. 4. <medicine> The movement of rotetion which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour. Synonym: Restoration, return, indemnification, reparation, compensation, amends, remuneration. Origin: F. Restitution, L. Restitutio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lingual rest | A metallic extension onto the lingual surface of a tooth to provide support or indirect retention for a removable partial denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
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