| Rhizopodea | Synonym: Rhizopoda. Origin: rhizo-+ G. Pous (pod-), foot (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rhizopodous | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the rhizopods. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rhizopterin | 10-formylpteroic acid;a folic acid factor for certain bacteria. Synonym: SLR factor, Streptococcus lactis R factor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhizopus | A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the order mucorales, a common saprophyte and facultative parasite of mature fruits and vegetables. It may cause cerebral mycoses in diabetes and cutaneous infection in severely burned patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rhizosphere | <ecology> The zone of soil in which interactions between living plant roots and micro-organisms are found. (23 Aug 1998) |
| rhizostomata | <zoology> A suborder of Medusae which includes very large species without marginal tentacles, but having large mouth lobes closely united at the edges. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A root +, a mouth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rhizostome | <zoology> One of the Rhizostomata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rhizotaxis | <botany> The arrangement of the roots of plants. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A root + arrangement. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rhizotomy | Surgical interruption of a spinal or cranial nerve root. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rho | 1. 17th letter of the Greek alphabet, ρ. 2. Symbol for density, population correlation coefficient See: rho factor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rho factor | <cell biology> Protein factors found in prokaryotes, especially E. Coli, involved in the termination of transcription. Mutations in rho may cause the RNA polymerase to read through from one operon to the next. (23 Aug 1998) |
| rho gene | <molecular biology> Genes coding for small GTP-binding proteins, implicated in actin organisation and the interaction of the cytoskelton with intracellular membranes. See: ras, rab. (23 Aug 1998) |
| rho(d) immune globulin | Immunizing agent containing IgG anti-rho(d) used for preventing rh immunization in rh-negative individuals exposed to rh-positive red blood cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Rho(D) immunoglobulin | rHo(D) immune globulin |
| Rho-associated kinase | <enzyme> Binds the g-protein rho; rock-i and rock-ii are two isoforms; genbank u36909 Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- Synonym: rho-kinase, rock-i, rock-ii, p160(rock), let-502 kinase (26 Jun 1999) |