| E-W nucleus | Edinger-Westphal nucleus |
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| GnRH | Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone [HP 1898, 2034] = LHRH = Go... |
| MLF | Median Longitudinal Fasciculus Role; links the CN III Nucleus with Contralateral CN ... |
| CN | caudate nucleus; cellulose nitrate; charge nurse; child nutrition; chloroacetophenone; clinical nurs... |
| LCN | lateral cervical nucleus; left caudate nucleus; lipocalin |
| red fibres | Red striated muscle fibre's that are rich in sarcoplasm, myoglobin, and mitochondria; they are smaller in diameter and contract more slowly than white fibre's. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| red-gum | 1. <medicine> An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; strophulus. 2. A name of rust on grain. See Rust. 3. Eucalyptus gum Origin: OE. Reed gounde; AS. Read red + gund matter, pus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| red half-moon | <clinical sign> Irregular red discoloration of the usually pale demilune at the base of the fingernail; may be seen in congestive failure, malignant disease, or liver disease, but not specific for any of these. (05 Mar 2000) |
| red-handed | Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| red hepatisation | The first stage of hepatisation in which the exudate is blood-stained. (05 Mar 2000) |
| red induration | A condition observed in lungs in which there is an advanced degree of acute passive congestion, or acute pneumonitis (sometimes termed interstitial pneumonia), or a similar pathologic process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| red infarct | An infarct red in colour from infiltration of blood from collateral vessels into the necrotic area. Synonym: haemorrhagic gangrene, red infarct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| red lead | A bright orange-red powder that turns black when heated; used in ointments and plasters. Synonym: red lead, red oxide of lead. (05 Mar 2000) |
| red mange | Demodectic mange in dogs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| red muscle | Slow-twitch muscle in which small dark "red" muscle fibres predominate; myoglobin is abundant and great numbers of mitochondria occur, characterised by slow, sustained (tonic) contraction. Contrast with white muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| red neuralgia | Disease marked by paroxysmal, bilateral vasodilatation, particularly of the extremities, with burning pain, and increased skin temperature and redness. (12 Dec 1998) |
| red oxide of lead | A bright orange-red powder that turns black when heated; used in ointments and plasters. Synonym: red lead, red oxide of lead. (05 Mar 2000) |
| red precipitate | mercuric oxide, red |
| red pulp | Splenic pulp seen grossly as a reddish brown substance, due to its abundance of red blood cells, consisting of splenic sinuses and the tissue intervening between them (splenic cords). (05 Mar 2000) |
| red pulp cords | The tissue occurring between the venous sinuses in the spleen. Synonym: Billroth's cords, red pulp cords. (05 Mar 2000) |