REJECTAMENTA 



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REMCARDIAC 



Drty-five degrees until it meets the outer bony wall. 

 t consists of three layers, a central connective tissue 

 :ratum, the vestibular endothelium on one side, and 

 ie epithelium of the cochlear duct on the other. 

 f actamenta [re-jek-tam-en' -tah) [rejectare, to throw 



•vav]. Ejecta ; excrement. 



t> jvenescence [re-ju-ven-es' -ens) [re, again ; jitvenes- 



re, to grow young]. In biology : I. Literally, the 



towing young again ; a renewal of strength and vigor. 



>cess first described by A. Braun in which 



ie whole protoplasm of a vegetative cell is trans- 



rmed into a primordial cell, which in time becomes 



; vested with a cell-wall and develops a new plant, as 



ynittm. •' We may regard the idea of reju- 



nescence as presented by Braun as an extension of 



e idea of metamorphosis, in which extended form it 



I adapted to take in even the results of the eell- 



eorv, of the history of development, and of the 



i xlern knowledge of the cryptogams from the 



point of view." (Sachs.) 



R ichement \ra-lash' -mon{g)') [Fr.]. Same as Relax- 



i on. 



R ipse [re-laps') [re, again; labi, lapstts, to fall]. 



ie return or recurrence of a disease during conva- 



cence, or shortly afterward. 



R psed [re-lapst') [re, back; labi, to slip]. Re- 



ned ; slipped back. R. Club-foot, the occur- 



ice of deformity after tenotomy, making the condi- 



n difficult of further treatment. 



R« psing [re-lap' -sing) [re, back; labi, to slip]. In 



hology, returning to a morbid condition from 



;ich there had been partial or complete recovery. R. 



ver, or Famine Fever, a specific infectious dis- 



e caused by the spirocheta of Obermeier, char- 



? erized by definite febrile paroxysms which usu- 



iy last six day>. and are followed by a remis- 



an of about the same length of time, then by a 



paroxysm, which may be repeated three or 



' times, whence the name relapsing fever. (Osier.) 



ie tion [re-la' -shun) [relatio~\. I. Interdependence; 



influence or connection between organs or 



2. Connection by consanguinity ; kinship. 



e >:ant [re-laks' -ant) [relaxare, to loosen]. Any 



>r agent that diminishes tension. 



e :ation re-laks-a'-shun) [relaxatio\ A diminu- 



ti/ of tension in an organ or a part. Also, a con- 



n of languor. R. of the Pelvic Joints, in- 



mobility and softening of the pelvic joints 



g in pregnancy, giving rise to pain in the 



tB hs, joints, and lumbar region, and difficulty in 



«• 

 ;■ ative [re-laks' -at-iv). Same as Laxative. 



:iae [re-lik' -we-e) [I.., leavings, remains, rem- 



o|s]. In biology, persistent parts of a flower which 



c - r the ripened ovary ; dry and withered leaves 



wj h remain upon the stems of some plants. Same 



Ueviee. 



:. Band of. See Axis-cylinder of Pnrkinje. 



K ; Contractions, so-called diplegic contractions 



illy seen in progressive muscular atrophy 



• v 1 an electric current is applied. The positive elec- 



ly is placed above and the negative below the fifth 



occal vertebra, the contractions occurring on the 



■•H opposite to the anode. R.'s Fibers, non-medul- 



1*1, longitudinally fibrillated, sometimes branching 



nders, surrounded by a delicate, structure- 



'fr* elastic neurilemma, or primitive sheath ; abund- 



W| » sympathetic and olfactory nerves, they constitute 



<*1 ie nerves of the embryo and of many inverte- 



■li. SeeXerve-fihers. R.'s Ganglion, a ganglion 



* rve-cells in the sinus venosus of the frog's heart. 



■nglia, Table of. 



Remasticate [re-mas' -tik-dt) [re, again; masticare, to 

 chew]. To ruminate ; to chew again. 



Remastication [re-mas-tik-a' -shun) [re, again ; masti- 

 care, to chew]. Rumination. 



Remedial [re-me'-de-al) [remedium,& remedy]. Hav- 

 ing the nature of a remedy. 



Remedy [rem'-ed-e) [renudium~\. Any agent or sub- 

 stance used in the treatment of disease. It may be 

 curative, palliative, or preventive. 



Remex [re'-meks) [remex, a rower: pi., Remiges~\. In 

 biology, one of the remiges or large quill-feathers 

 (flight-feathers) of a bird's wing. 



Remigial [re-mij'-e-ai) [remex, a rower]. Of or per- 

 taining to a remex. 



Remijia [re-tnij' -e-ah) [after Remijo, a Spanish surgeon] . 

 A genus of rubiaceous shrubs and trees. R. pedun- 

 culata and R. purdiana afford cuprea-bark, and are 

 important as sources of quinin and other cinchona 

 salts. The genus is closely related to Cinchona. Unof. 



Remiped [rem'-ip-ed) [remus, oar; pes, foot]. In 

 biology, having oar-shaped feet. 



Remission [re-mish' -un)[remissio\ Temporary abate- 

 ment or subsidence. The period of diminution of a 

 paroxysmal disease, especially that of remittent fever. 



Remittent [re-tnW -ent). Characterized by alternate 

 periods of increment and cessation. R. Fever, a 

 malarial fever characterized by periods of remission 

 and exacerbation, but without periods of complete 

 apyrexia. 



Ren [L. : //., Renes~\. The kidney. R. amyloideus, 

 amyloid degeneration of the kidneys. R. mobilis, 

 Movable Kidney, q.v. R. unguiformis. See Horse- 

 shoe Kidney. 



Renal [re'-nal) [renalis ; ren, a kidney]. Pertaining 

 to the kidneys. R. Apoplexy, ischuria, or suppres- 

 sion of urine from hemorrhage into the substance 

 of the kidney or other renal lesion. R. Calculus, 

 any concretion in the kidney. R. Glands, the supra- 

 renal capsules. R. Inadequacy, that peculiar condi- 

 tion in which the amount of urinary solids, and often 

 the quantity of urine itself, is considerably dimin- 

 ished. It is probably due to an exhausted condition 

 of the epithelial cells of the kidney. R. Storm, Mur- 

 chison's term for a peculiar form of neurosal attack 

 referred to the kidney, frequently seen in patients suffer- 

 ing from aortic regurgitation. There is sudden excru- 

 ciating pain over the region of the kidney, like renal 

 colic, but without nausea or retraction of the testicle, 

 and with the passage of normal urine. In a few hours 

 the pain passes off as suddenly as it appeared. 



Renascence [re-nas'-ens) [renascen, new-born]. In 

 biology, a new birth, a rejuvenescence. (Same as and 

 preferable to renaissance.) 



Renascent [re-nas'-ent) [renascen, p.p. of renasci, be 

 born again]. In biology, reproduced, revivified, com- 

 ing into being a second time. 



Renculin [reti'-ku-lin) [ren, kidney]. An albuminoid 

 reported to have been found in the supra renal capsules. 



Renculus [ren'-ku-lns). See Reniculus. 



Rendle's Inhaler. See Anesthetic. 



Renealmia (ren-e-al'-me-ah). A genus of zingiberaceous 

 plants. R. exaltata, of South America, is emetic, 

 diuretic, diaphoretic, and stimulant. The leaves and 

 bruised root-stalk are applied externally for rheuma- 

 tism. Unof. 



Renicapsular (ren-ik-ap / -su-lar) [ren, kidney ; cap- 

 sitla, capsule]. Pertaining to a renicapsule. 



Renicapsule [ren-ik-ap'-siil) [ren, kidney; capsula, 

 capsule]. A suprarenal capsule ; an adrenal. 



Renicardiac [ren-ik-ar'-de ah) [ren, kidney ; icapdia, 

 heart]. Pertaining to the renal and cardiac organs of 

 a mollusc. 



