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iecto-vesical (rek - to - ves f - ik - al ) {rectum , rectum ; 

 i, the bladder]. Pertaining conjointly to the 

 rectum and the bladder. R. Folds, the posterior 

 false ligaments of the bladder ; lunate peritoneal 

 folds between the bladder and the rectum in the 

 male. Also called semilunar folds of Douglas. R. 

 Fossa, the pouch of peritoneum lying between the 

 bladder and the rectum. 



.ectrix {rek'-triks) {rtctrix, governess, mistress : //. , 

 Rectrices\ In biology, one of the rectrices, or tail- 

 feathers, of a bird. 



ectum {rek'-tum) {rectus, straight]. The lower 

 part of the large intestine, extending from the sig- 

 moid flexure to the anus. Beginning opposite the 

 left sacroiliac synchondrosis, it passes obliquely 

 downward to the middle of the sacrum, and thence 

 descends in the median line to terminate in the anus. 

 It presents two curves, one in the direction of the 

 concavity of the sacrum and coccyx, and a shorter 

 one in the opposite direction as it turns backward to 

 the anus. Narrower than the sigmoid flexure in its 

 upper portion, it gradually increases in size, and just 

 above the anus a considerable dilatation occurs. It 

 has four coats, from within outward, as follows: 

 mucosa, muscularis mucosae, submucosa, muscularis. 

 It has also a partial investment of peritoneum. The 

 mucous coat has a lining of columnar epithelium, 

 ind is raised in longitudinal ridges or folds, the 

 ! rolumna morgagni. The muscular coats consist of 

 in outer longitudinal layer of fibers and an inner cir- 

 :ular layer, especially thick at the lower end, where 

 hey constitute the internal sphincter. R., Encysted, 

 lisease of the anus ; a pathologic sacculation 

 of the rectum. See Diseases, Table of. 

 ;ctus rek f -tus) [L.]. Right. In a straight line. 

 R. Muscles. See Muscles, Table of. 

 ecubant {rek'-u - bant) {recubans, lying back]. 

 ' Lying down ; reclining. 



>cumbency (re-kum' -ben-se) {recumbere, to recline]. 

 ■The posture of one who is lying down ; decubitus. 

 ;cumbent [re-kum' -bent) { recumbere, to recline] . 

 Leaning back ; reclining. 



cuperate (re-ku'-per-at) {recuperare, to regain]. To 

 ecover ; to regain strength or health, 

 tcuperation (re-ku-per-a' -shun) {recuperatio ; recup' 

 rare, to recover]. Convalescence. Restoration to 

 lealth. 



cuperative (re-ku' -per-a-tiv) {recuperativus~\. Per- 

 lining to, or tending to, recovery of health or 

 irength. 

 1 currence [re-kur* '-ens) {recurrere, to run back]. The 



eturn, as of a disease. 



1 :urrent ire-kur / -ent){recurrere, to run back]. Re- 



urring ; reappearing. In anatomy, turning back in 



urse. as an artery or nerve. R. Erysipelas. See 



R. Fever, the same as relapsing fever. 



I. Mania. Same as Periodic Mania. R. Pulse. 



Pulse and Pulsus. R. Summer Eruption. See 



a vacciniforme. 

 r:ing \re-kur f -ing) {recurrere, to run back]. Re- 

 ng; occurring again. R. Disease, one that re- 

 runs or relapses. R. Utterance, the involuntary 

 ranee of certain words, usually a symptom of 

 otor aphasia. 

 t :urvate [re-kitr* -vat) {recurvatus, curved back]. In 



°'°gy» recurved, 

 r urvation [re - kur - va'- shun) {recurvatus, curved 

 ick]. The act or process of recurving or of bend- 

 g backward. 

 Rurved (re-kurvd r ) {re, back ; curvare, to curve]. In 

 ology, bent back or downward. Curved upward 

 hen applied to the bill or beak of a bird. 



Recurvirostral (re-kur-ve-ros' -tral) {recurvus, bent 

 back ; rostrum, beak]. Having a recurved bill. 



Recurvous (re-kur' -vus) {recurvus]. Bent backward. 



Recutitus \rek-u-te / -tus) {re, back; cutis, skin]. I. 

 Circumcised. 2. In biology, apparent denudation of 

 the epidermis. 



Red [ME. , red, red]. The least refrangible color of 

 the spectrum. R. Antimony. See Kermes Mineral. 

 R. Arsenic. Same as Realgar. R. Baneberry, 

 the root of Acetata rubra, a very violent purgative. 

 Dose of the fld. ext. tr\_v-x. Unof. R. Bark. See 

 Cinchona. R. or Black Water, a blood-disease 

 affecting cattle and sheep, in which in cattle the urine 

 is of a red or blood color, while in sheep there is an 

 effusion of bloody serum into the abdominal cavity. 

 R. -blindness. See Blindness. R. -blooded, having 

 red blood. R. Bole. Same as Ocher. R. Braxy. 

 See Braxy. R. Bud. See Judas Tree. R., Chinese. 

 Mercuric sulphid. R. Cohosh. See Actea. R., 

 Congo, a red dye which is turned blue by acids, and 

 is a delicate test for them. R. Corpuscles. See 

 Corpuscles. R. -crested, having red crests. R. -cross 

 Society, an international society founded by Clara Bar- 

 ton, and intended to act upon the principles laid down 

 in the Geneva Convention of 1864. It furnishes nurses 

 and supplies for service in wars, and relieves the dis- 

 tress, needs, or wants of those who suffer in floods, 

 pestilences, and public calamities. R. -green blind- 

 ness, a form of color-blindness in which shades of red 

 and green cannot be distinguished. R. Gum : 1 . A 

 disease of grain. 2. A red papular eruption of infants. 

 Also called gum-rash and strophulus. See Miliaria, 

 also Eucalyptus and Strophulus . R. Induration. See 

 Induration. R. Infarct. . v ee Infarct. R. Infiltra- 

 tion. See Infiltration. R. Jaundice. See Phenigmus. 

 R. Lane, a vulgarism for the throat. R. Lead. Same 

 as Minium. See Antimonial Cinnabar in Pigments, 

 Conspectus of. R. Lip-salve. See Theobroma, 01. 

 R. Maple. See Acer. R.-milk Bacillus, Bacillus 

 prodigivsus. Milk affected by it is called " bloody 

 milk ' ' by farmers. See Bacteria, Sjfionymatic Table 

 of R. Mixture, a combination of rock salt, potas- 

 sium nitrate, sodium carbonate, and molasses, used 

 for injecting bodies for the dissecting room. It im- 

 parts a beautiful red color to the muscles. It is also 

 called Horner's Mixture. R. Neuralgia. See Ery- 

 thromelalgia. R. Nucleus. See Nucleus tegmenti. 

 R. Osier, the bark of the common Cornus serica. 

 Tonic and astringent. Dose of fld. ext. 5Jss-j. 

 Unof. R. Pestilence. See R. Plague. R. Plague, 

 a form of the plague characterized by a red spot, 

 boil, or bubo. R.-polled, having a red poll, or 

 the top of the head red. R. Precipitate. See Hy- 

 drargyrum. R., Retinal, R., Visual. See Visual 

 Purple. R. Root, Jersey tea. The root of Ceano- 

 thus americanus. Alterative and astringent. A 

 popular remedy for the sore-throat of scarlatina. 

 Dose of a decoction, ad lib. Unof. See Ceanolhus, 

 also Lachnanthes tinctoria. R. Rose. See Rosa 

 gallica. R. Saunders. See Santalum rubrum. 

 R. -shafted, having the shafts of the wing and tail- 

 feathers red. R. Softening, a form of acute softening 

 of the cerebral substance characterized by a red, 

 punctiform appearance due to the presence of blood. 

 R. Soldier. See Cholera, Hog. R. Sweat. See 

 Chromidrosis and Micrococcus hamatodes, under Bac- 

 teria, Synonymatic Table of R.-thighed, having red 

 thighs. R.-throated, having a red patch on the 

 throat. R., Violet. See Pigments, Conspectus of. R. 

 Vision. See Erythropsia. R. Vitriol. Same as 

 Colcothar. R. -water, a common name for hemo- 

 globinuria in cattle. R. -winged, having red wings. 





