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out determining which one of the group it is. R., 

 Special, a reagent which indicates the presence of an 

 individual substance, and not only the group of which 

 it is a member. 



Real re' -at) [ME., real, real]. Actual; true ; genuine. 

 R. Image. See Image. 



Realgar (re-al'-gahr) [Arab. , rahj alghar, realgar] . An 

 old name for arsenous disulphid, As 2 S 2 . See Pigments, 

 Conspectus of. 



Reamer (re'-mer) [ME., remen, to widen]. An instru- 

 ment for gouging out holes. R., Dentists'. See 

 :-canal Reamer. 



Reanimate (re-an' 'im-at) [re, again ; animare, to ani- 

 mate]. To revive ; to resuscitate ; to restore to life, as 

 a person apparently dead. 



inanimation (re-an-im-a'shun) \reanimare, to reani- 

 mate]. The act of restoring to life ; reviving. 



teason re'-zn) [ME., reson, reason]. The intellectual 



faculty. 

 leaumur's Thermometer. See Thermometer. 

 leboulleau's Blue. Same as Schweinfurth Blue. 

 lecaulescence (re-kaw-les' -ens) \re, again ; caulis, a 

 stem]. In biology, Schimpers term to indicate the 

 union of a petiole to a peduncle or branch, 

 leceiver [rese'-ver) \_recipio, to receive]. I. In chem- 

 istry and pharmacy, the vessel receiving the products 

 of distillation. 2. A popular term for the blanket in 



. which an infant is placed after division of the umbilical 



cord, 

 leceptacle {resep' -ta-kl) [receptaculum, a receptacle]. 



; I. A vessel or place in which something is contained ; 

 a receiver or container. 2. In biology, {a) the more 

 or less expanded part of an axis upon which the 

 floral organs are inserted (torus), or the collected 

 flowers of the head, as the disc-like apex of the peduncle 

 in Composite. In cryptogams a structure of similar 

 nature. An organ or part or intercellular space formed 

 for the storing of secretions; (b) a receptaculum. R., 

 Common, the short rachis bearing a flower-head. 

 R. of the Flower, the axile part of a single flower. 

 R. of Fungi, a receptacle of cellular tissue, developed 

 from the mycelium, for the reception of the reproduc- 

 tive organs. R. of Inflorescence. See R. , Common. 

 R. of the Ovules. See Placenta. R., Pollinifer- 

 ous, of R. Brown, a cellular plate in an anther-cell, 

 dividing it into two compartments. R., Seminal. 

 See Receptaculum seminis. 



ieceptacular {re-sep-tak' '-u-lar) [receptaculum , a. recep- 

 tacle]. Pertaining to a receptaculum. 

 eceptaculum {resep-tak'-u-luni^recipere,^.^. receptus, 

 receive, hold, contain] . In biology, any part or organ 

 for the reception of a secretion. See Receptacle. R. 

 chyli, an expansion of the thoracic duct opposite the 

 last dorsal vertebra. See Pecquet' s Reservoir. R. 

 cotunni, a triangular space near the middle of the 

 posterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal 

 bone, at the termination of the aquaeductus vestibuli. 

 It is formed by the separation of the laminae of the 

 dura mater. 



eceptive (resep 1 '-tiv) [recipere, to receive]. Having 

 the quality of or capacity for receiving. R. Centers, 

 In physiology and psycho-physics, nerve-centers to 

 which influences arrive that may excite sensations or 

 some kind of activity not associated with conscious- 



xeptum resep' -turn). See Prescription. 

 :cess yeses') [recessus, a recess] . A fossa, ventricle, or 

 impulla ; an anatomic depression. R., Chiasmal, a 

 'it in front of the infundibulum bounded by the optic 

 :hiasm and the cinereous lamina. R., Cochlear, an 

 , elliptic pit below the oval window of the vestibule, form- 

 J ng part cf the cochlea. R., Intercrural. See In- 



terpeduncular Space. R., Interscapular, the depres- 

 sion between the scapulae. R., Lateral, the lateral 

 extension of the fourth ventricle in the angle between 

 the cerebellum and the oblongata. R., Postpontile, 

 the foramen caecum of the brain. 



Recessus (reses'-us) [L.]. I. See Recess. 2. Abscess. 

 3. A cornu of a lateral ventricle. R. acetabuli, the 

 cotyloid cavity. R. chiasmatica. See Lamina cin- 

 erea. R. cochlearis, a shallow depression between 

 the diverging portions of the crista vestibuli. R. 

 conarii, the cavity at the base of the pineal body, 

 situated between the supracommissure and postcom- 

 missure. R. ellipticus. See Fovea hemielliptica. R. 

 hemiellipticus. See Fovea hemielliptica. R. hemi- 

 sphaericus, a tiny perforated cavity in the inner 

 wall of the vestibule, anterior to the crista vestibuli ; 

 it transmits the branches of the auditory nerve. R, 

 infundibuli, the cavity of the infundibulum in the 

 floor of the third ventricle. R. intercruralis, the 

 interpeduncular space. R. labyrinthi, a cavity formed 

 in the base of the fetal skull, developing into the 

 primitive auditory vesicle, and finally into the inter- 

 nal ear. R. naso-palatinus, the nasal orifice of the 

 nasopalatine canal. R. occipitalis, the posterior 

 horn of the lateral ventricle. R. opticus. See 

 Lamina cinerea. R. peritonaei, the pocket-like pro- 

 cesses formed by the peritoneum. R. pharyngeus, 

 a pouch-like process of the mucosa of the pharynx 

 situated below the opening of the Eustachian tube. 

 R. sphaericus. See Fovea hemisphcerica. R.. 

 spheno-ethmoidalis, a small depression or groove 

 between the sphenoid bone and the superior turbinated 

 bones. R. superior sacci omenti, the cavity of the 

 lesser omentum. 



Recidivation (resid-iv-a' shun) \recidivus, a falling 

 back]. The relapsing of a disease. In criminology, 

 a relapsing into crime. 



Recidive (re-sid e-S). See Relapse and Recurrence. 



Recidivist (resid'-iv-ist) [recidivus, falling back]. I. 

 A patient who returns to a hospital for treatment, es- 

 pecially an insane person who so returns. 2. In 

 criminology, a confirmed or relapsed criminal ; (a) 

 one who for the most part has no mental or bodily 

 signs of degeneration, caused by bad bringing up, 

 society, poverty, sexual disorders, and who makes 

 crime a trade or a vengeance ; (b) one with inborn 

 criminal inclinations and a positive tendency to in- 

 sanity or epilepsy ; and (c) one whose antecedents 

 and environment lead him to crime by blunting his 

 sense of honor and morality. The latter classes are 

 inclined to coarseness, boldness, resistance, and wil- 

 ful spoiling of their clothes ; but are not legally re- 

 garded as insane. 



Recidivity [resid-iv' -it-e) \recidivatus, a restoration]. 

 Tendency to return or to relapse. 



Recipe ( res'-ip-e) \recipere, to take]. A Latin word 

 contracted to R , used as the heading of a physician"s 

 prescription and signifying take. See also Prescrip- 

 tion. 



Recipiomotor (resip-e-o-mo' -tor) \_recipere, to receive ; 

 motor, mover]. Receiving motor impulses. 



Recklinghausen, Canals of. See Canal. 



Reclinate (rek'-lin-at) [reclinare, to bend back, re- 

 cline]. In biology, reclined or bent downward. 

 Applied to stems, branches, etc. Also applied to that 

 form of vernation in which the apex of the leaf is bent 

 downward toward the base, and to a cotyledon 

 doubled over in the seed. It is used to qualify the 

 hairs and processes of insects when they bend toward 

 a surface as if to rest on it. 



Reclinatio ( rek - lin - a'- she-o ). See Reclination. R. 

 palpebrarum, ectropion. 



