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Reflexophil (re-fleks'-o-fil) [reflex; ot/.eli; to love]. 

 Attended by reflex activity. 



Refract (re-frakf) [refrangere, to break back]. I. 

 To bend back. 2. To estimate the degree of ame- 

 tropia in the eye. 



Refraction. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Diaclasia, Dia- 

 clasis. See Law of Sines, L. , SnelPs. 2. The act or 

 process of correcting errors of ocular refraction. R.- 

 equivalent, R., Specific. See Refractive Poiver, 

 Specific (Illus. Diet.). 



Refractoscopy (re-frakt-os'-ko-pe). See Retinoscopv 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Refringent (re-frin f -jent) [refringere, to break]. See 

 Refractive (Illus. Diet.). 



Regard {re-gurd') [OF. regarder}. View. R., Field 

 of. See under Field. R., Line of. See under Line. 

 R., Plane of. See under Plane (Illus. Diet.). R., 

 Point of. See under Point (Illus. Diet.). 



Regianin (re-Ji-a'-nin) [regius, kingly]. A principle, 

 probably identical with nucin, obtained by Phipson 

 from English walnut, the nut of Juglans regia, L. 



Regio, Region. (See Illus. Diet.) R., Motor. See 

 Area, Motor. R., Parotid. See R., Retroiuaxillary. 

 R., Pelvitrochanterian, the space lying posteriorly 

 between the great trochanter and the pelvis. R., 

 Perisinal, the area around a sinus. R., Prefrontal, 

 the part of the frontal lobe anterior to the precentral 

 fissure ; it is also called prefrontal lobe. R., Pre- 

 vertebral, the ventral surface of the vertebral column. 

 R., Pulmovascular, the part of the thorax in which 

 the lung overlaps the origins of the large vessels. 

 R., Retromaxillary, the area dorsad of the superior 

 maxilla. Syn., R., Parotid. R., Sacrococcygeal, 

 that part of the dorsal wall of the pelvis corresponding 

 to the ventral surface of the sacrum and coccyx. R., 

 Sciatic, the region of the sacrosciatic foramina. R., 

 Sensory. See Sensonum (Illus. Diet. ). R., Sternal, 

 Inferior, the part of the sternal region lying below the 

 margins of the third costal cartilages. R., Sternal, 

 Superior, that portion of the sternal region lying 

 above the lower margins of the third costal cartilages. 

 R., Subclavicular. See R., Infraclavicular (Illus. 

 Diet.). R., Submammary. Same as R., Infra- 

 mammary (Illus. Diet.). R., Subscapular. See 

 R., Infrascapitlar (Illus. Diet.). R., Suprainguinal, 

 that bounded by the rectus abdominis muscle, Pou- 

 part's ligament, and a line through the iliac crest. 

 R., Tegmental, the tegmentum and corresponding 

 parts of the pons and oblongata to the decussation of 

 the pyramids. R., Thyrohyoid, the region around 

 the thyroid cartilage and the hyoid bone. 



Reglementation (reg-le-men-ta'-shun) [Fr. regie, regu- 

 lated]. The legal restriction of prostitution. 



Reguline (reg'-u-len). Metallic. 



Regulum (reg'-u-lum) [regains, a prince]. A pure 

 uncombined metal. 



Regulus reg'-u-lus). A metal reduced from its ore to 

 the metallic state. 



Regurgitation. (See Illus. Diet.) R., Aortic, that 

 of the blood-serum through the aorta from incompetence 

 of the valves. R., Functional, a form of mitral 

 regurgitation due to contraction of the chordae tendineae 

 and papillarv muscles. R., Mitral. See under Mitral 

 (Illus. Diet.'). 



Reindeer Tendon. See under Tendon. 



Relief (re-lef / ) [OF. rclef a raising]. I. The partial 

 removal of anything distressing, alleviation. 2. Pro- 

 jection. R., Binocular, a binocular combination of 

 pictures, which differ, according to certain laws, where- 

 by the points seem to correspond perfectly and the 

 picture is no longer fiat but in relief. [Scripture.] 



Remarcol (re-mark' -ol). Sodium fluorid. 



Remission. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Abatement; 

 Ablation. R.s, Legroux's, Treves de Legroux. 

 Lengthy remissions which sometimes occur in the 

 course of pulmonary tuberculosis. 



Remulus [rem'-u-lus) [L. a small oar]. The narrow 

 dorsal portion of a rib. 



Renaden (ren'-ad-en). A proprietary preparation from 

 kidneys; used in chronic nephritis. Dose, iJ^-2 dr. 

 (6-8 gm.). 



Renipuncture (ren-e-punk' -chur) [ten, kidney ; pun- 

 gere, to prick]. Puncture of the capsule of the kid- 

 ney. 



Rennogen (ren'-o-jen). See Renninogen (Illus. Diet.). 



Renocutaneous \ren-o-ku-ta' -ne-us) [rat, kidney; 

 cutis, skin]. Relating to the kidneys and the skin. 



Renogastric (ren-o-ga/-trifc) [ren, kidney; yacrrjp, 

 stomach]. Relating to the kidney and the stomach. 



Renointestinal (rcn-o-in-tes'-tin-al). Relating to the 

 kidney and the intestines. 



Renopulmonary (ren-o-ptil'-mon-a-re). Relating to the 

 kidney and the lungs. 



Reorganization (re-or-gan-iz-a'-shun) [re, again; 

 organization]. Healing by the development of tissue 

 •elements similar to those lost through some morbid 

 process. Cf. Regeneration ; Intention. 



Repercussive (re-pur-kits' -iv) [repercutere, to drive 

 back]. I. Repellant. 2. A repellant drug. 



Reposing (re-py -zing) [reponere, to replace]. Return- 

 ing an abnormally placed part to its proper position. 

 R. the Features, in dentistry, a term including every- 

 thing necessary to bring each and all of the visible 

 parts of the face and mouth into harmony of relation to 

 each other; this necessarily includes the teeth, the re- 

 lation of the lower to the upper jaw, the lips, cheeks, 

 and soft parts of the face that have assumed a wrong 

 position by reason of the loss of the natural organs. 



Resacetin (rez-as'-et-in). A salt of oxyphenyl-acetic 

 acid. 



Resaldol (rez-al'-dol). An acetyl derivative of saloform 

 and resorcin; an intestinal astringent and antiseptic. 

 Dose, 30-75 gm. daily. 



Resalgin (iczal'-jin). See Resorcylalgin. 



Resinate [rez'-in-dt). Berzelius' term for a compound 

 of a resin with a base. 



Resineon (rez-in'-e-on). A volatile oil distilled from 

 rosin with potash and freed from carbolic acid. It is 

 used as a wound antiseptic and in treatment of skin- 

 diseases. 



Resinol (rez'-in-ol). See Retinol (Illus. Diet.). 



Resistance. (See Illus. Diet. ) R., Animal. See/w- 

 munity and Phagocytosis (Illus. Diet.). R.-coil. See 

 under Coil. R., IssaefFs Period of, a temporary 

 power of resistance to inoculation by virulent cultures 

 of bacteria conferred by the injection of various sub- 

 stances, such as salt solution, urine, serum, etc. R., 

 Vital. See Immunity and Phagocytosis. 



Resistivity (re-siz-tiv 4 '-il-e) [resistare, to withstand]. 

 The amount or character of electric resistance exhibited 

 by a body. 



Resol (rez'-ol). A disinfectant mixture of saponified 

 wood-tar and methyl alcohol. 



Resonance. (See Illus. Diet. ) R., Chamber. See 

 under Chamber. R., Hydatid, a peculiar sound 

 heard in combined auscultation and percussion of 

 hydatid cysts. It is not heard in other cystic condi- 

 tions. 



Resopyrin. (See Illus. pict. ) It is used in any con- 

 dition where antipyrin and resorcin are indicated. 

 Dose, 5-10 gr. (0.32-0.65 gm. ). 



Resorbent (re-sorb* -ent) [resorbere, to draw to itself]. 

 I. Favoring resorption. 2. A drug which aids in the 

 process of resorption. 



