RESTANT 



Rest 



development of the embryo or accidentally during 

 later life and apparently left over from the formation 

 of a part or organ. Thus the remains of the cranio- 

 pharyngeal, lingual, and neural canals are in adult 

 life observed in the lines of old incisions. R.- 

 cure, the mode of treatment of patients suffering from 



Iivsteria and neurasthenia, as suggested by Weir 

 Mitchell. It consists in (i) rest, (2) isolation, (3) 

 ystematic feeding, (4) massage, and (5) electricity, 

 fhe electricity is the least important factor in the sys- 

 em of treatment. The duration of the treatment 

 hould never be under six weeks, and usually should 

 :ontinue for ten or twelve weeks. 

 Restant (res'-tanl) [Fr. , restant, remain]. In biology, 

 remaining;, of leaves, remaining on the plant over 

 winter; of a corolla or calyx, remaining unwithered 

 till the fruit ripens. 

 Restaurans (res' -taw-rans) \_restaurare, to restore]. 

 Restorative, tonic. 



stibrachial (res-tib-ra'-ke-al) [restis, a rope; bra- 

 ium, an arm]. Pertaining to the restibrachium. 

 tibrachium (res-tib-ra' -ke-um) [restis, a rope ; bra- 

 chium, an arm]. The inferior peduncles of the cere- 

 bellum ; the myelobrachium. 

 Restiform (res' -tif-orm) [restis, a cord; forma, form]. 

 Corded or cord-like. R. Bodies, a descriptive term 

 applied to certain cord-like bodies or processes of the 

 medulla oblongata. 

 Resting (rest'-ing) [ME., resten, to rest]. Ceasing 

 from motion; at rest. R.-cell. Same as R. -spore. 

 R. -sporangium, in biology, Pringsheinvs term for 

 peculiar resting-cells formed by the mycele of a few- 

 fungi (e. g., Saprolegnia), in which zoospores are pro- 

 duced. R. -spore, in biology, a spore invested with 

 a firm cell-wall, which remains dormant for a period, 

 often during the whole winter, before it germinates. 

 R. -stage, in biology, the period of dormancy in the 

 history of a plant or germ. R. -state, in biology, a 

 state of suspended activity, the condition of perennial 

 plants, bulbs, seeds, and spores during their period of 

 dormancy. 

 Restis (res'-tis) [L., a cord]. A name given to the resti- 

 form body. 

 Restitution (res-tit- u' -shun) [restituere, to set up again]. 

 The act of restoring to a previous condition. See 

 Rotation. 

 Restoration (res-tor-a' -shun) [restaurare, to restore]. 



The renewal of or return to a state of health. 

 Restorative (re-stor'-at-iv) [L., restaurare, to restore]. 



1. Renewing health and vigor. 2. A medicine, cor- 

 dial, or food that is efficacious in restoring one to 

 health and vigor. 



Restraint (re-strdnt') [restringere , to draw back]. 1. 

 Hindrance of any action, physical, moral, or mental. 



2. The state of being controlled ; specifically, abridge- 

 ment of liberty in the care of the insane. R.-bed 

 and R. -chair. See R. , Mechanical. R., Mechanical, 



raining the insane by mechanical means. R., Medi- 

 cinal, the use of narcotics and sedatives in quieting the 

 insane. 



Restringent , rs-strin'-gent) [restringere, to restrain]. 

 An a.-tringent or styptic. 



Resublimation (re-sub-lim-a' -shun) [re, again ; subli- 

 mare, to raise on high]. The process of subliming a 

 drug for the second time. 



Resudation (re-su-da' -shun) \_re, again ; sudor, sweat ; 

 resudare, sweat again]. A renewed sweating; the 

 return of sweating as a symptom. 



Resupinate (re-su' '-pin-dt 1 [re, again ; supinare, to 

 bend backward]. Turned in a direction directly 

 opposite to the usual one : as in an ovary with its 

 apex directed downward ; inverted ; reversed. 



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Resupination (re-su-pin-a' -shun) [re, back ; supinare, 

 to bend backward]. In biology, a term applied to 

 the torsion which the long inferior ovary of most 

 orchids undergoes at the time of the opening of 

 the flower, which causes the posterior side of the 

 flower to assume an anterior position. 



Resupine (re-su' -pin) [re, back ; supinus, lying on the 

 back]. Lying with the face upward. 



Resurrectionist (rez-ur-ek' -shun-ist) [resurgere, to rise 

 again]. Colloquially, one who steals dead bodies 

 from the grave as subjects for dissection. 



Resuscitant (re-sus'-it-anl)[iesuscitans,p.p. resuscitare , 

 to revive again]. The person by whom or the thing 

 by which one is resuscitated. 



Resuscitate (re-sus'-it-dt) [resuscitare, to revive]. To 

 revive ; to recover from apparent death. 



Resuscitation (re-sus-it-a' '-shun) [resuscitatio ; resusci- 

 tare, to raise up again]. The bringing to life, or resto- 

 ration of one apparently dead from asphyxiation or 

 suffocation . 



Resuscitative ( re-sus' ' -it-a-tiv) [resuscitare , to revive]. 

 Tending to resuscitate ; reviving. 



Resuscitator (re-sus' -it- a-tor). See Resuscitant. 



Retainment {re-tan' '-went). See Retention. 



Retanilla (ra-tan-il' '-ah) [Fr. , retanille~\. A genus of 

 the rhamneae. R. ephedra, R. obcordata, two 

 Chilian and Peruvian astringents and tonic styptics. 

 Unof. 



Retardation (re-tar-da' -shun) [retardatio ; retardare, 

 to delay]. Any hindering or delaying of a func- 

 tion. In obstetrics, delay in expelling the fetus. In 

 biology, the change of structure during growth accom- 

 plished by the subtraction of parts. The opposite of 

 acceleration, q. - 



Retarding (re-tar' -ding) [retardare, to delay]. Hin- 

 dering ; delaying. R. Ague, a variety of ague in 

 which the paroxysm is postponed to a later hour each 

 day. 



Retch [AS., hracan, to cough, Ital., recere, to vomit]. 

 To strain at vomiting. To suffer the spasmodic mus- 

 cular contractions by which the stomach is emptied 

 in vomiting, without discharging any matter. 



Rete (re'-te) [L., a net: //., Retia\. Any network or 

 decussation and interlacing, especially of capillary 

 blood-vessels. R., Acromial, a plexus of arteries on 

 the surface of the acromial process, formed by anas- 

 tomoses between the acromial branch of the acromio- 

 thoracic, the suprascapular, and the anterior and pos- 

 terior circumflex. R. articulare cubiti, an arterial 

 anastomosis over the elbow. R., Bipolar, applied to 

 blood-vessels that unite into larger stems and again 

 divide and end in capillaries. R. calcaneum, an 

 arterial anastomosis over the os calcis. R., Carpal, 

 Anterior, and Posterior, two plexuses of arteries 

 formed by the carpal branches of the radius and ulna, 

 one in front and the other at the back of the wrist. 

 R. carpi dorsale, the posterior carpal arch. R. 

 carpi volare, an arterial meshwork made up of 

 branches from the radial and ulnar arteries and deep 

 palmar arch upon the anterior surface of the carpus. 

 R. choroideum, vascular prolongations of the pia. 

 R.. Epidermal. Same as R. mucosum. R. hal- 

 leri, the upper part of the Wolffian body by which 

 the communication between the seminiferous tubules 

 and the Wolffian duct is established and maintained. 

 R. malleolare internum and externum, the net- 

 work surrounding the inner and the outer ankle. R. 

 malpighii, the layers of epithelial cells above the 

 corium. R. mirabile (//. , Retia mirabilia), is seen 

 when an artery splits into branches and reunites in a 

 trunk, without forming capillaries. R. mirabile 

 duplex. See R. mirabile geminum or conjugatum. 



