RUBRICOSE 



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RUNNER 



Rubricose (ru' '-brik-oz) \rubricosus , full of red earth]. 

 In biology, marked with red. 



Rubula (ru'-bu-/ah). See Frambcesia. 



Rubus (ru'-bus) [L., gen., Rubi\. Blackberry. The 

 bark of several species of Rubus. It contains about 

 10 per cent, of tannic acid, to which its properties are 

 mainly due. It is useful in the summer complaints of 

 children. Dose gr. xv-xxx. R. chamaemorus, the 

 cloud-berry. It is used in Russia as a diuretic and 

 sudorific, the berries, leaves, and flowers being em- 

 ployed in infusion or extract. Unof. R., Ext., Fid. 

 Dose tt\x-3J. R. idaeus, Raspberry, the fruit of 

 several species of rubus. It contains various fruit-acids, 

 flavors, etc. It is used as a flavor for syrups. R. id., 

 Syr., contains the clarified juice of the fruit with sugar 

 q. s. R., Syr., fld. ext. rubus 25, syrup 75 parts. Dose 

 SJ-Jj. R-» Syr., Aromat., unof., contains the root- 

 bark with cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. Each fluid- 

 ounce contains gr. xxx of the drug. 



Ructamen (ruk-ta' -men) [L. , //. , Ructamind\. A 

 nictation. 



Ructation (ruk-ta' '-shun) \ructatio\. An eructation or 

 belching of wind. 



Ructus (ruk'-tus) [L.]. A belching of wind from the 

 stomach. R. hystericus, hysteric belching, the gas 

 escaping with a loud, sobbing, gurgling noise. 



Rudbeckia (rud-bek'-e-ah) [after Olaus Rudbeck, a 

 Swedish botanist]. A genus of composite-flowered 

 plants, chiefly North American ; cone-flowers. R. 

 laciniata, and R. purpurea, are diuretic and altera- 

 tive. See Thimbleweed. Unof. 



Ruddy (rud'-e) [ME., ruddy, ruddy]. Of a red color, 

 reddish. 



Ruderal (ru'-der-a/) Trudus, rubbish, stones broken 

 small and mixed with lime]. In biology, growing 

 among rubbish. 



Rudiment (ru' '-dim-ent) \rudimentum, a beginning]. 

 In biology, a part or organ in a primary stage, or 

 aborted or remaining as a functionless trace of some- 

 thing once important to the organism. Cf. Anlage, 

 and Proton. 



Rudimentary (ru-dim-en' '-ta-re) [rudimentum, a rudi- 

 ment]. In an undeveloped or unfinished state. R. 

 Organ, one whose development was arrested before 

 reaching a state of normal growth. 



Rue (ru). See Ruta. 



Rufescent (ru-fes' -ent) . Developing a reddish-brown 

 color. Rufous. 



Ruficarmin (ru-fik-ar'-min) \rufus, red; carmin~\. 

 A bright-red substance obtained by heating carmin and 

 water. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Ruficoccin (ru-fik-ok'-sin). A brick-red animal color- 

 ing-matter obtained from carmic acid by heating with 

 concentrated H 2 S0 4 to 120 C. (248 F.). It is solu- 

 ble in alcohol with a yellow fluorescence. See Pig- 

 ments, Conspectus of. 



Rufigallic Acid (ru-fig-a/'-ik). See Arid. 



Rufous (ru'-fus) [rufus, red]. Reddish -brown. 



Ruga (ru'-gah) [L., a wrinkle: //., Rugcr\ I. A 

 wrinkle, furrow, crease, or ridge, as, e. g. , in the mu- 

 cosa of the stomach, vagina, etc. 2. A fold of pi a 

 on the ental surface of the piarachnoid. 



Rugine (ru'-gin, or ru'-zhen) [Fr.]. A surgeon's rasp, 

 or scraper. 



Rugitus (ru-gi'-tus). See Bombus. 



Rugose (ru'-gbz) [ruga, a wrinkle]. Applied to a sur- 

 face that is rough or wrinkled. 



Rugosity (ru-gos' -it-e) [rugositas, the state of being 

 wrinkled]. A. condition of being in folds, or wrinkles. 

 Roughness. 



Rugous (ru'-gus). Same as Rugose. 



RuhmkorfT Coil. See Coil. 



Rule (ru/) [ME., ru/e, rule]. A formula or general 

 proposition. R., Goodell's. See Law, GoodeU's. R. 

 of Ready Practice. See Law, GoodeWs. 



Rum [abbreviation of rumbu//ion~\. A spirit obtained 

 in the West Indies and the U. S. from the molasses 

 of the sugar-cane by fermentation and distillation. 

 When new, it is white and transparent, and has, when 

 freshly distilled, an unpleasant odor, due to oils con- 

 tained. These are removed by treatment with charcoal 

 and lime. Cf. Bay-rum. R. -blossom, a pimple on 

 the nose caused by excessive drinking ; rum-bud ; acne 

 rosacea. R.-bud. See R.-b/ossom. 



Rumbling (rum'-bling). See Borborygmus. 



Rumen (rid -men) [rumen, the throat, or gullet]. In 

 biology, (a) the first compartment of the complicated 

 stomach of a ruminant, also called the paunch, plain 

 tripe, and farding-bag (see Farditig-bag) ; (b) the cud 

 of a ruminant. 



Rumex (ru'-meks) [L., gen., Rumicis']. Yellow Dock. 

 The root of R. crispus and other species of R. Its 

 properties are due to tannin, calcium oxalate, and chrv?- 

 ophanic acid. It is astringent and tonic and is useful 

 in combination with the iodids. Dose gr. xv-31. 

 R., Decoct., contains :§j of the dried root to Oj of 

 water. Dose ^j-ij. R., Fid. Ext. Dose mjcv-^j. 



Rumicin (ru'-mis-in). Synonym of Acid, C/irysc 

 phanic. 



Rumin (ru'-min) [rumex, sorrel]. A precipitate from 

 a tincture of the root of Yellow Dock, Rumex cris- 

 pus ; resolvent, anti-scorbutic, mildly astringent, and 

 laxative. Dose 3 grains. Unof. 



Ruminant (ru' -min-ant) [ruminare ,\a chew the cud]. 

 In biology, chewing the cud; specifically applied to one 

 of the best defined and most closely united of any of 

 the groups of Alamma/ia (the Pecora or Cotylophora), 

 the complicated stomach of which is characteristic, 

 consisting of four well-defined compartments known as 

 (1) the rumen, or paunch; (2) the reticulum, or 

 honey-comb bag; (3) the psa/terium, or man; 

 (4) the abomasum , or reed. 



Ruminate (rid -min-at) [ruminare, to chew the cud]. 

 In biology, (a) to chew the cud ; (b) applied to the 

 albumin of certain seeds, when channeWl or perfor- 

 ated with holes through which the inner coat penetrates, 

 as in the nutmeg. 



Ruminatio (ru-min-a' -she-o). See Rumination. 



Rumination (ru-min-a' '-shun) [rum in a re, to chew tl 

 cud]. I. Merycismus ; a remarkable and rare condi- 

 tion in which patients regurgitate and chew the cud, 

 like ruminants. It occurs in neurasthenic or hyste 

 persons, epileptics, and idiots. It may be hereditary. 

 Certain persons have the power of returning food from 

 the stomach to the mouth at will. 2. In biolog; 

 return of ingesta — the cud — to the mouth from the 

 paunch, and its remastication. Among certain 

 lower animals this function is normal. 



Rump [ME. , rumpe, rump]. The end of thebackbqe< 

 the buttocks, or nates. R.-bone, the sacrum. 



Run [ME., rinnen, to run]. In patholog; 

 charge pus or purulent matter from a di- 

 R. -around. See Paronycliia. 



Runcinate (rttn'-sin-at) [runcina, a plane]. In 1 

 ogy, a modification of a pinnatifid leaf, in which I 

 points of the large central lobes are reflected, 

 in the dandelion. 



Rurige's Method. A method of dressing the unibil 

 cord. The stump is powdered with a mixture 1 

 boric acid and starch, one part to three. 



Runner (run'-er) [AS., ryne, course, path]. In • 

 ogy, (a) a stem or branch, like that of the strawbei 

 that creeps along the ground, rooting at interval*; 

 a cursorial animal. 



