| resorcinolphthalein sodium | A dye used for diagnosis of certain ocular diseases, differentiation or delineation of organ parts in surgery, and determination of circulation time. Synonym: resorcinolphthalein sodium, uranin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| resorcylic | <chemistry> Of, or pertaining to, or producing, resorcin; as, resorcylic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| resorption | <physiology> The loss of substance through physiologic or pathologic means, such as loss of dentin and cementum of a tooth or of the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla. Origin: L. Resorbere = to swallow again (10 Mar 1998) |
| resorption atelectasis | The slow partial collapse of a lobe that occurs when communication between alveoli and trachea is obstructed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resorption lacunae | Tiny depressions, pits, or irregular grooves in bone that is being resorbed by osteoclasts. Synonym: resorption lacunae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resorufin | <chemical> Pink fluorescent dye, a caged form of resorufin (nonfluorescent unless activated released by irradiation with UV) coupled to G actin and microinjected has been used as a marker for microfilaments in the leading lamella of moving cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| resound | 1. To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far. 2. To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song. 3. To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. "Common fame . . . Resounds back to them again." 4. To be mentioned much and loudly. 5. To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded with his praise. Origin: OE. Resounen, OF. Resoner, F. Resonner, from L. Resonare; pref. Re- re- + sonare to sound, sonus sound. See Sound to make a noise. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| resource | <chemistry> Total amount of a substance which exists in the earth and could conceivably be extracted someday at some price with some technology. Typically much larger than reserves. (10 Mar 1998) |
| resource conservation and recovery act | (RCRA) A federal law regulating solid and hazardous waste. RCRA governs the generation, storage, treatment, transport, and disposal of hazardous waste. (05 Dec 1998) |
| resource values | A resource, natural or social, that is found in an area. Resource values may have varying levels of significance. (05 Dec 1998) |
| respect | 1. To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed. 2. To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. 3. To have regard to; to have reference to; to relateto; as, the treaty particularly respects our commerce. As respects, as regards; with regard to; as to. To respect the person or persons, to favor a person, or persons on corrupt grounds; to show partiality. Synonym: To regard, esteem, honor, revere, venerate. Origin: L. Respectare, v. Intens. From respicere, respectum, to look back, respect; pref. Re- re- + specere, spicere, to look, to view: cf. F. Respecter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| respirable | Suitable for being breathed; adapted for respiration. Origin: Cf. F. Respirable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| respirable aerosols | Aerosol's with an aerodynamic size under 10 um. (05 Mar 2000) |
| respiration | <physiology> Term used by physiologists to describe the process of breathing and by biochemists to describe the intracellular oxidation of substrates coupled with production of ATP and oxidized coenzymes (NAD and FAD). This form of respiration may be anaerobic as in glycolysis or aerobic in the case of oxidations operating via the tricarboxylic acid cycle and the electron transport chain. (18 Nov 1997) |
| respiration disorders | Diseases of the respiratory system in general or unspecified or for a specific respiratory disease not available. (12 Dec 1998) |