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osanilin {ro-zan' -il-in) [rosa,xos&; anilin], C^H 2l - 

 A derivative of anilin. It crystallizes from 

 alcohol and hot water in colorless needles or plates. 

 It reddens on exposure, and when heated suffers 

 decomposition. Its salts are employed as dyes. R.- 

 blue ; Triphenyl rosanilin, Spirit-blue. An anilin- 

 blue derived from coal-tar, used for dyeing, and solu- 

 ble in spirit (alcohol). It is prepared by heating 

 rosanilin with an excess of anilin and some benzoic 

 acid. It gives a very pure blue to silks. See Pig- 

 ments, Conspectus of. R. -violet. See Pigments, 

 Conspectus of. 



:tosary (ro'-zar-e) [rosa, a rose]. A rope suspended 

 from the ceiling of a room, and strung with blocks a 

 foot or eighteen inches apart. It is used in gymnastic 

 training. In biology, applied to the string of eggs of 

 certain batrachians {Alytes obstetricans). R., Rachi- 

 tic. See Rachitis. 



lose (roz) [rosa, a rose]. I. A flower of a plant of 

 the genus Rosa. 2. A synonym in Scotland for Ery- 

 sipelas. 3. A tetronerythrin pigment around the eyes 

 of certain birds. R. des Alpes. Same as Daphnin. 

 R. -anilin. See Azalein. R., Bengale. See Pig- 

 ments, Conspectus of. R. -catarrh. See Hay-fever. 

 R.-cold. See Hay-fever. R. -fever, a condition 

 resembling hay-fever, in which the emanations from 

 the rose are the exciting cause. R.-lake. See Pig- 

 'is, Conspectus of. R. -madder. See Pigments, Con- 

 ■ctus of. R.-pink, a chromatic crimson-pink color, 

 -pearl. See Celluloid. R.-rash. See Erythema 

 and Roseola. R. -ringed, having a collar of rose-red 

 feathers. R. -sickness. See Pelade, Pellagra. R.- 

 vinegar, an infusion of rose-leaves in vinegar. It is 

 used as a local application in headache. R. -water, 

 water tinctured with oil of roses by distillation. R.- 

 wood, the wood of several varieties of tropical plants, 

 notably the Dalbergia. 



^osein (ro'-ze-in). See Fuchsin and Magenta. 



^osellin (ro-zel'-in). See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Rosemary {roz' -ma-re). See Rosmarinus. 



losen's Liniment. A liniment composed of oil of nut- 

 meg, spirit of juniper, and oil of cloves. 



iosenbach's Bacilli. See Bacteria, Synonymatic 

 Table of. R.'s Sign. Absence of movement of the 

 abdominal muscles in inflammatory intestinal disease. 

 See Signs and Symptoms, Table of. 



losenmuller, Accessory Gland of. See Gland 

 imiiller. R., Body of. See Parovarium. 

 R.'s Fossa. See Fossa. R.'s Glands. See Gland. 

 R.'s Organ, the parovarium, q. v. 



^osenstrehl's Green. Same as Manganese Green. 



■osenthal. Canal of. See Canal. R.'s Hyperacid 

 Vomiting. See Rossbach's Disease. R.'s Paste, a 

 paste used in treating sycosis. It consists of tannic 

 acid, 75 grains ; precipitated sulphur, 2j4 drams ; 



I powdered starch and zinc oxid, each 1 ^ drams ; vas- 

 elin, 1)4 ounces. M. S. To be used at night. R.'s 

 Test, a test for commencing vertebral disease, made 

 by pressing one pole of a faradic battery in contact 

 with the front of the body, and passing the other pole 

 along the spine. If disease exists, pain will be felt. 

 oseola (ro-ze'-o-lah) [roseus, rosy]. Rose-rash, or 

 erythema. The name is also given to other diseases, 

 such as Rubella, or German measles. See Ery- 

 thema. R. aestivalis. See Erythema roseola. R. 

 annulata. See Erythema roseola. R. autumnalis. 

 ee Erythema roseola. R., Balsamic. See Erythema. 

 R. cholerica, an eruption which often appears upon 

 me ninth day of an attack of cholera. R., Circinal, 

 form with ring-shaped eruptions. R. circinata. 

 Synonym of Pityriasis rosea. R., Epidemic. See 



1 Ro'heln, also Rubeola. R. febrilis, a name given to 



the Erythema roseola occurring in malaria. R., 

 Herpetic, R., Miliary, a form attended with the for- 

 mation of vesicles. R. infantilis. See Erythema 

 roseola. R., Rheumatic, the reddish eruption that 

 appears in rheumatism. R., Secondary, R., Symp- 

 tomatic, roseola occurring as a secondary symptom 

 of other disorder. R., Syphilitic, Syphilitic Ex- 

 anthem ; Erythematous Syphilid; Macular Syphilid ; 

 the earliest of the skin-manifestations of syphilis. 

 It arises usually six or seven weeks from the first 

 appearance of the initial lesion. It is a diffuse mot- 

 tling or marbling of the skin in spots the size of 

 the finger-tip, or smaller, with ill-defined and irregular 

 borders. The color at first is a bright rose-pink, dis- 

 appearing on pressure, but it soon becomes purplish 

 or yellow. Favorite seats are the front of the trunk, 

 flank, back, and flexor surfaces of limbs. It lasts 

 from one to four weeks. R. typhosa, the typhoid rash. 

 R. vaccina, an erythematous eruption appearing from 

 the third to the eighteenth day after vaccination, 

 analogous to that seen sometimes at the onset of vari- 

 ola. The eruption consists of red maculae, at times 

 reaching the size of the palm, commencing usually 

 upon the arms, and thence spreading at times all over 

 the body. 



Roseolar (ro-ze'-o-lar) [roseus, rosy]. Pertaining to or 

 exhibiting roseola. 



Roseoloid (roze'-o-loid). Same as Roseolous. 



Roseolous (ro-se'-o-lus) [roseus, rosy]. Having the 

 character of roseola. 



Roseous (ro'-ze-us) [roseus, rosy]. Rose-colored. 



Roser's Method. The dependent position of the head 

 in operations on the respiratory passages, to prevent 

 blood flowing into the trachea. R.'s Line. See 

 Line. R.'s Position. See Position. R.'s Theory 

 of Inflammation. See under Theory. 



Roser-Nelaton Line. A synonym of NHaton's Line. 

 See Lines, Table of. 



Roset, Rosette (ro-zef). See Karyokinesis. 



Rosewood-oil. " A pale-yellow, viscid, volatile oil, 

 having an odor resembling that of sandal -wood or 

 rosewood, and obtained by distillation with water from 

 a kind of rosewood" (Cent. Diet.). 



Rosin ( roz'- in ) [a variation of resin]. See Resina, 

 and Colophony Resin. R. -grease. See R. -oil. R.- 

 oil, a violet-blue fluorescent liquid, varying in specific 

 gravity from .98 to 1.1, obtained by dry distillation 

 from colophony resin. It is largely used as a lubri- 

 cant, especially for machinery and wagon- wheels. It 

 is used in the condition of " rosin-grease " (made by 

 stirring rosin-oil with milk of lime) , and largely as a 

 substitute for linseed-oil in the manufacture of printers' 

 ink. R.-plant. Sameas^.-a;<?<?</. R. -soap, a soap 

 made of rosin and soda or potash. R.-weed, Compass 

 Plant. The plant Silphium laciniatum secretes an 

 oleo-resin commonly used as a chewing-gum. Tonic, 

 alterative, and emetic. Dose of fld. ext. ^ss-j. Unof. 



Rosinol (roz'-in-ol). See Retinol. 



Rosmal (roz'-mal). A commercial name for liquid 

 storax. 



Rosmarinus ( roz - ma - ri f - nus ) [ros, dew ; marinus, 

 marine: gen., Rosmarint]. Rosemary. The leaves 

 of R. officinalis. Its properties are due to a volatile 

 oil and a resinous principle. It is somewhat useful as 

 an external stimulant in liniments and lotions. R., 

 Oleum, the volatile oil. Dose Tf\J-v. R., Spiritus. 

 (B. P.) Dose mj-v. 



Rosoglio or Rosolio (ro-sol'-yo) [Ital.]. I. A kind of 

 red wine. 2. A cordial highly popular in the Mediter 

 ranean region. The plant called sundew (Drosera) 

 is believed to be used in making some brands of this 



. liqueur. 



