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Mining (run'-ing) [ME., rinnen, to run]. Moving 

 , quickly. R. Amuck. See Amuck. R. Scall. 



y in of Eczema. 

 unt [E. dialect.]. A dwarf. 



upestrine [ru-pes' -trin) \_rupes, a rock]. In biology, 

 living or growing upon or among rocks. 



c'-pe-ali) [/;t'-oo, filth]. A term used to de- 

 lote a variety of pustular syphiloderm characterized 

 ov ttie formation of large, dirty-brown, stratified, conic 

 rust>. like limpet shells. R. escharotica. See 

 Dermatitis gangrenosa infantum. 

 ipial \ru'-pe-al) \p'v-oq, tilth]. Resembling rupia. 

 ipophobia (ru-po-fo'-be-ah) [/Jitoc, filth ; o63oc, 

 car]. Insane dread of filth. See Mysophobia. 

 lptorium (rup-to'-re-um) \ruptio, a breaking]. An 

 ipparatus for the breaking of continuity, 

 lpture (rup'-tur) \ruptura ; rhexis ; rumpere, to 

 ireak]. Breakage or laceration of the walls or con- 

 inuity of an organ, especially of a viscus. Also, the 

 popular name for hernia. 



lptured [rup'-turd) \_ruptura ; rumpere, to break]. 

 Jurst ; affected with hernia, 

 isconi, Anus of. See Protostoma. 

 .scus \<-us'-kus) [ruscum, butchers' broom]. A genus 

 if monocotyledonous plants. R. aculeatus, the 

 >utchers' broom or knee-holly of Europe. The rhi- 

 :ome is diuretic. R. hypophyllum and R. hypo- 

 jlossum have similar qualities. Unof. 

 sma [rus'-mah). See Rhusma. 

 ssel and West's Method. See Urea. 

 ssian [rush' -an) [Russ. , Rossuja, Russia]. Per- 

 aining to Russia. R. Bath. See Bath. R. Dis- 

 ease. Synonym of Influenza. R. Glue. See Glue. 

 R. Pest. Synonym of Influenza. Russo-Polish 

 Fever. Synonym of Typhus Fever. 

 issow's Potash-alcohol. An alcoholic solution of 

 xrtassium hydrate employed in vegetable histology as a 

 ; olvent of suberin and other substances incrusting the 

 :ell-wall. 



:st [ME.,rw/, rust]. I. The oxids, hydrates, and 

 arbonates collecting on the surfaces of metals exposed 

 o moist air. 2. In biology, a disease common on 

 ereal-. causing masses of rust-like dust to break out 

 rom the tissues of the plant. It is caused by fungi 

 >f the class UredinecF. R., Apple, R., Quince, 

 ^cestelia aurantiaca, Pk. ; R. transformans, Ell. ; 

 Ecidium piratum, S. R., Bean, R., Pea, Credo 

 ■ppendiculata. R., Beet. Uromyces beta, Kiihn. R., 

 31ackberry, and R., Raspberry, .Ecidium {Cceoma) 

 R. of Carnation-pinks, Uromyces cary- 

 phyllinus.^ R., Celery, Puccinia bullata. R., 

 -lover, Uromyces trifolii, Abb. R., Corn, Puccin- 

 um svrghi, S. P. maydis, Berenger. R., Elder, 

 Ecidium sambuci, Sch'w. R. Flax., Melampsora 

 , Desm. R., Hollyhock, Puccinia malva cearum, 



Mont. R., Oat, R., Wheat, Puccinia graminis, 

 P. ; P. coronata ; Puccinia rubigo vera, D. C. R., 

 Peach, R., Plum, R., Cherry, Puccinia pruni spi- 

 nosa, P. R., Pear, Gymnosporangium nidus avis, 

 Thaxter; sEcidium cancellatum, Gmel. R., Rose, 

 Phragmidium subcorticum. R., Strawberry, Ramu- 

 laria fragaritz, Pk. R., Sugar-cane, Uromyces 

 Kiihnii. 3 . The " brusone,'' " white blast," or 

 " water weevil," (Lissorhoptrus simplex, Say), a 

 coleopterous enemy of the rice-plant. 



Rust's Disease. See Malum. R.'s Disinfectant, 

 a mixture of camphor and myrrh, each seven parts, 

 powdered charcoal and styTax, each 30 parts, and oil 

 of turpentine sufficient to make an ointment. 



Rusty (rus'-te) [ME., rust, rust]. Of the nature or 

 appearance of rust. R. Expectoration, the common 

 name for the usual form of expectoration in croupous 

 pneumonia, due to the presence of a small amount of 

 blood in the sputa. 



Ruta (ru / -lah) [L..,gen. ruta~\. Rue. The leaves ofj^. 

 graveolens, which furnish oil of rue by distillation. 

 R., Oleum is irritant, rubefacient, and vesicatory. In- 

 ternally, it is an efficient emmenagogue. Dose lT\j-v, 

 in mucilage. 



Ruthenic, Ruthenious (ru-then'-ik, ru-then' '-e-us) 

 [Ruthenia, a province of Russia]. Containing ruthe- 

 nium as a radicle. 



Ruthenium \ru-the'-ne-um) \_Ruthenia, a province of 

 Russia]. A rare metal of the platinum group. Sym- 

 bol. Ru ; atomic weight, 103.5. Little is known of 

 its medicinal properties. See Elements, Tcible of. 



Rutherford's Solution. A decalcifying and hardening 

 solution for tissue-specimens : chromic acid 1 grm. , 

 water 200 c.c. ; then add 2 c.c. nitric acid. 



Rutic (ru'-lik) \ruta, rue]. Obtained from rue. 



Rutidosis [ru-tid-o / -sis) [ptT«V5(j<7<c ; pvriq, a. wrinkle]. 

 A contraction or puckering of the cornea that precedes 

 death. 



Rutin (ru'-tin) \ruta, rue]. A crystalline neutral sub- 

 stance obtained from the leaves of rue. 



Rutting (rut'-ing) [ME. , rut, rut]. The stage of sexual 

 excitement in female animals coincident with the 

 rupture of ovisacs. 



Rutulin \rut'-u-lin). A substance obtained from salicin 

 and sulphuric acid. 



Rutyl (ru'-til). Synonym of Cupryl. 



Ruysch, Membrane of. See Membrane. 



Ruyschiana {ru-she-an'-ah) . See Membrane. 



Rye (//) [ME., rye, rye]. The popular name of the 

 grain Secale cereale, one of the Graminacea:. R.- 

 asthma, a form of hay-fever occurring at the time of 

 the flowering of rye. R., Ergot of. See Ergot. R,, 

 Spurred. Same as Ergot. 



Rypia (ri'-pe-ah). See Rupia. 



