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ganglion with the internal carotid plexus, or the sym- 

 pathetic plexus surrounding the ophthalmic artery. 

 R. accessoriae sphenopalatina ganglii ciliaris, an 

 accessory nerve- branch of the ciliary ganglion going to 

 the sphenopalatine ganglion. R. antica processus 

 transversi vertebrae (Sommering). See Parapoph- 

 ysis. R. aortae, bulb of the aorta. R. brasiliensis. 

 See Ipecacuanha. R. brevis ganglii ciliaris, a 

 branch of the oculomotor nerve going to the ciliary 

 ganglion. R. brevis ganglii submaxillaris, 

 branches of the lingual nerve going to the submax- 

 illary ganglion. R. cerebelli. See Restiform Body. 

 R. cordis, the base of the heart. R. dentis, the 

 root of a tooth. R. dysenterica. See Ipecacuanha. 

 R. epiglottidis, the constricted part of the epiglottis, 

 by which the organ is attached to the thyroid car- 

 tilage. R. externa nervi sapheni externi. See 

 Peroneal Nerve. Radices fornicis, the crura of 

 the fornix. R. gangliosa, the sensory root of the 

 fifth nerve. R. inferior ganglii ciliaris. See R. 

 brevis ganglii ciliaris. R. linguae, the root of the 

 tongue. Radices longae superiores ganglii ciliaris, 

 inconstant branches running from the naso-ciliary 

 nerve to the ciliary ganglion. R. longa ganglii 

 sphenopalatini. See Great Superficial Petrosal Nerve. 

 R. longa inferior ganglii ciliaris, an additional in- 

 constant branch going from the ciliary ganglion to one 

 of the ciliary nerves. R. lopez, lopez-root ; a root dis- 

 covered by Pigneiro at the mouth of the Zambezi, and 

 introduced into Europe by Gaubius in 1771, where it 

 was used in the treatment of chronic dysentery and of 

 pulmonary tuberculosis. It is probably a derivative of 

 Toddalia aculeata, which it resembles in appearance 

 and properties. R. media nervi olfactorii, the me- 

 dian root of the olfactory nerve. R. medullae spi- 

 nalis, of Varolius, the medulla oblongata. R. mes- 

 enterii, the root of the mesentery. R. minor tri- 

 gemini, the motor root of the fifth nerve. R. mollis 

 ganglii otici, fibers connecting the otic ganglion with 

 the sympathetic plexus upon the middle meningeal 

 artery. R. mollis ganglii submaxillaris, fibers of 

 the sympathetic plexus upon the external maxillary 

 artery going to the submaxillary ganglion. R. mo- 

 toria ganglii ciliaris. See R. brevis ganglii ciliaris. 

 R. motoria ganglii otici, the fibers of the inframax- 

 illary nerve going to the otic ganglion. R. motoria 

 ganglii sphenopalatini. See Great Superficial Pe- 

 trosal Nerve. R. motoria ganglii submaxillaris, 

 the fibers of the chorda tympani going to the submax- 

 illary ganglion. R. nasi, the root of the nose. R. 

 nervi optici, the optic tract. R. olfactoria grisea. 

 See R. media nervi olfactoria. R. olfactoria su- 

 perioris, those fibers of the olfactory nerve derived 

 from the caruncula mammillaris. Radices penis, 

 the crura of the penis. R. pili, hair- root. R. 

 postica processus transversi vertebrae (Sommer- 

 ing). See Diapophysis. R. prior processus trans- 

 versi vertebrae. See Parapophysis. R. processus 

 spinosa, the anterior part of a spinous process of a 

 vertebra. R. pulmonis, the root of a lung. R. 

 recurrens ganglii ciliaris. See R. longa inferior 

 ganglii ciliaris . Radices sensitivae ganglii ciliaris. 

 See Radices longa superiores ganglii ciliaris. Radices 

 sensitivae ganglii otici, fibers of the glossopharyn- 

 geal nerve going to the otic ganglion. Radices 

 sensitivae ganglii sphenopalatini, the sphenopala- 

 tine nerves. R. sensitivae ganglii submaxillaris. 

 See R. brevis ganglii submaxillaris. Radices sym- 

 pathies ganglii otici. See R. mollis ganglii oti, a. 

 R. sympathicae ganglii ciliaris, the fibers of the 

 ophthalmic ganglion coming from the carotid plexus. 

 R. sympathica ganglii sphenopalatini. See Great 



Deep Petrosal Nerve. Radices sympathicae ganglii 

 submaxillaris. See R. mollis ganglii submaxillaris. 

 R. unguis, the root of a nail. R. vestibularis, the 

 anterior root of the auditory nerve. 



Radula (rad f -u-lah) \_radula, a scraper : pi. , Re 



In biology, the rasping surface of the odontophore or 

 lingual ribbon of certain molluscs. See Raspatory. 



Radulate (rad / -u-ldt) [radula , a scraper] . In biology, 

 having a radula. 



Raduliferous (rad-u-lif '-er-us) [radula, a scraper; 

 ferre, to bear]. In biology, bearing a radula. 



Raduliform (rad / - u - lif '- orm) [radula, a scraper; 

 forma, form]. In biology, applied to structures hav 

 ing a rasp-like surface. 



Radzyge (rad-zi' '-ge) . See Radesyge. 



Raffinose (raf'-in-oz). See Melitose, under Carbohy- 

 drates, Table of. 



Rafflesia (rafile'-ze-ah) [after Sir Stamford Rai 

 British statesman]. A genus of parasitic plants, bear- 

 ing large, fetid flowers. R. arnoldi, a styptic species 

 found in Sumatra. R. patma, a Javanese specii - 

 decoction of the styptic buds is used for metrorrhagia. 



Rafle (ra'-fil) [Fr.]. A pustular disease of cattle. 



Rag [ME., ragge, a rag]. A worn garment; a shred 

 of cloth. R. -picker's disease (Hadernkrankheit,, 

 malignant pustule or anthrax. An infection transi 

 by old rags and caused by the presence of the Ba 

 {Proteus) hominis capsulatus, a. v., under Ba 

 Synonymatic Table of. R.-weed, a plant i 

 genus Ambrosia. R.-weed Fever. See Hay 

 and Rhinitis, Hyper esthetic. R.-wort. See LiJ 



Rage {raj) [ME., rage, rage]. I. Violent passion or 

 anger. 2. Any intensely painful affection. 3. [Fr.] 

 Hydrophobia; rabies. 



Ragle (rag' -I ) [Fr.]. An hallucination due to isolatio 

 and insomnia, observed in French troops while in the 

 desert, in which they imagined they saw prair : ^ 

 water. 



Railway {rdl'-ua) [ME. , rail, a bar or rail ; way], f 

 roadway composed of iron rails. R. Brain, traumata 

 hysteria; Erichsen's disease. A morbid condition 

 following shock, in which the symptoms are those 

 neurasthenia or hysteria, or both. Erichsen ascribed 

 the condition to inflammation of the meninges ai 

 cord, and gave it the name of Railway Spine. R- 

 Kidney, a renal affection said to be due to the a 

 stant jar of railway journeys. R. Spine. See A' 

 Brain. 



Rain (ran) [ME., rein, rain]. The descent of w 

 in drops through the atmosphere. R.-bath. Set 

 R.-bow Disease, R.-bow Worm, herpes iris. It- 

 gauge, an instrument for measuring the quantity of r 

 that falls in a given area in a given time. 



Rainey's Corpuscles, R. Tubes. Psorosperms p 

 ring in the muscles of the pig and other anini 

 See Miescher's Tubes, and Sarcocystis miescheri, un 

 Parasites (Animal) , Table of. 



Raised (rdzd) [ME., raisen, to raise]. 



R. Base ( for artificial teeth) , a term applied in 11 

 chanical dentistry to a metallic base, surmo 

 a box or chamber soldered to it, and designed to 8 

 pensate for the loss of substance which the parti I 

 sustained. A base thus constructed is usually to 

 by dentists a raised plate. See Metallic ba< 

 ficial teeth. 



Raisin ira'-zin) [ME., raisin, raisin]. Dried. 

 See Uva and Pass<c. 



Raising [ra'-zing) [ME., raisen, to raise]. 

 Pigments, Colors, and Dyestuffs. 2. ( )ne of the Si 

 isli movements, either active or passive. It ■ 

 for deformities of the back, to relieve constipation, K 

 act upon the abdomen, etc. 



