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I become hard), in bot., the 

 reproduction of a young shoot 

 from the tip of a ripened spike of 

 a seed. 



rectembryesB, n. plu., rVk'-tZm-bri'- 

 e-e (L. rectus, right ; embruon, 

 the foetus), in bot. , the embryo 

 straight in the axis of the seed. 



rectification, n., rVk'-ti-fik-d'-sliun 

 (L. rectus, right ; factus, made), 

 in chem., the repeated distilla- 

 tion of a spirit in order to make 

 it finer and purer: rectify, v., 

 rek'-ti-fi, to refine or purify a sub- 

 stance by repeated distillations. 



rectinervis, a., r$k'tm'erv'is (L. 

 rectus, straight ; nervus, a nerve), 

 in bot., straight and parallel 

 veined ; also rectinervate, rek f - 

 tinker v f -dt. 



rectiserial, a., rek'ti-ser't-al (L. 

 rectus, straight ; series, a row), 

 in bot., disposed in a rectilinear 

 or straight series applied to 

 leaves. 



rectivenius, a., f$##*tdf|f*l (L. 

 rectus, straight ; vena, a vein), 

 straight and parallel veined ; same 

 as ' rectinervis'; also rectivenous, 

 a., rek'ti-ven'-us. 



recto, r%kf-td (L. rectus, straight), 

 of or connected with the rectum : 

 recto -uterine, a., -ut'er-m, the 

 posterior ligaments of the uterus : 

 recto - vesical fascia, vVs'ik'dl 

 fas'- si- a, a fascia which lies be- 

 tween, and connects the rectum 

 and urinary bladder. 



rectum, rek f -tum(L. rectus, straight), 

 the third and terminal portion of 

 the large intestine ending at the 

 anus, so named because formerly 

 supposed to be straight, which it 

 is not: rectus, n., rekf-tus, in 

 bot., applied to the stem and 

 other straight parts of plants ; in 

 anat. , a name for several muscles 

 of the body, which are so called 

 from the rectilinear direction of 

 their fibres : rectus femoris, rek'- 

 tils fZmf-o'r-is (L. femur, the 

 thigh, femdris, of the thigh), a 

 muscle arising by two heads 



from the ilium and acetabulum, 

 and inserted into the patella, which 

 extends the leg, etc. : rectus 

 abdominis, rek'tus tib-dti-m'-m-is 

 (L. abdomen, th e abdomen, abdom- 

 mis, of the abdomen), a muscle 

 which begins at the pubes, and 

 is inserted into the three lower 

 true ribs, and the ensiform cartil- 

 age ; it pulls down the ribs in 

 respiration, etc. : rectus cruris, 

 rek'-tus krdr^is (L. crus, a leg, 

 cruris, of the leg), the straight 

 muscle of the leg ; a muscle 

 which extends the leg in a 

 powerful manner by the inter- 

 vention of the patella like a 

 pulley. 



recurrent, a., re-kur^r^nt (L. 

 recurro, I return, I recur from 

 re, back ; curro, I run), return- 

 ing from time to time ; seeming 

 to return or reascend towards 

 the origin ; applied to tumours 

 which return after removal. 



recurved, a., r&-kervd' (L. re, 

 back ; curvus, crooked), in bot. , 

 bent backwards. 



reduction, n., re-duMshun (L. 

 re, back ; ductus, led), in surg., 

 the operation of restoring dis- 

 placed parts to their natural 

 position. 



reduplicate, a., rZ-dup'-lflc-dt (L. 

 reduplicdtus, redoubled from 

 re, again ; duplico, I double), in 

 bot., applied to a form of aestiva- 

 tion in the edges of the sepals 

 or petals, which are turned out- 

 wards ; also reduplicative, a., 

 -dt-w. 



reflexed, a., re-jlekst' (L. re, back ; 

 flexus, bent), in bot., curved 

 backwards. 



refrigerant, n., re-fridj'$r-ant (L. 

 refrigero, I make cool or cold 

 from re, back ; frlgus, cold, 

 coolness), a medicine which cools 

 or abates heat : refrigeration, n. , 

 re-fridj'Zr-d'shun, the lowering 

 the temperature of a body : 

 refrigerator, n., re-fridfer-dt-Qr, 

 a vessel for cooling liquids. 



