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comprising the tortoises, snakes, 

 lizards, crocodiles, etc. 



ResedacesB, n. phi., rVs'-ed-d'se-e 

 (L. rVseda, a plant ; rZsedo, I 

 calm, I heal), the Mignonette 

 family, an Order of plants : 

 Reseda, n., r%s-ed'a, a genus of 

 plants, so named because con- 

 sidered hy the anc. Latins as 

 good for bruises : Reseda luteola, 

 I6t'&6l'>(i (L. lilteolus, yellowish 

 from lutum, a plant which 

 dyes yellow), the plant Weld, 

 which yields a yellow dye : R. 

 odorata, dd'dr-dt'a (L. odordlus, 

 having a smell or perfume from 

 odtir, scent, smell), the fragrant 

 mignonette of our gardens. 



resolution, n., rZs'-dl-u'-shun (L. 

 re, back ; sSlutus, loosed), in 

 med., the dispersion or disappear- 

 ance of a tumour, or inflammatory 

 process. 



resonance, n., res' tin- ans (L. r%s- 

 tinans, resounding or re-echoing 

 from re, back ; stino, I sound), 

 the property of certain parts of 

 the body to transmit sound, 

 usually of the voice, which may 

 either be normal, exaggerated, or 

 impaired. 



respiration, n., rVs'-pir-af-shtin (L. 

 resplro, I respire from re, back; 

 spiro, I breathe), the process by 

 which the air enters and emerges 

 from the lungs, thus effecting 

 the aeration of venous blood : 

 respirator, n., r'es'pir-dt-o'r, an 

 instrument worn over the mouth 

 by those of weak lungs, or having 

 a liability to colds, in order to 

 warm and dry the inspired air : 

 respiratory, a., res-pir'-at-tir-i, 

 pert, to or serving for respiration : 

 respiratory murmur, the con- 

 tinuous sounds heard in ausculta- 

 tion, produced, by the air entering 

 into, and being expelled from, 

 the lungs in a healthy state. 



RestiacesB, n. plu., rtetti-cfafre 

 (L. restis, a rope, a cord), the 

 Restio or Cord -rush family, an 

 Order of sedge -like plants, so 



named because used for cordage 

 at the Cape : Restio, n., r$st'-i>d t 

 a genus of plants having tough, 

 wiry stems, used for making 

 baskets and brooms. 



restiform, a., rVstf-i-fdrm (L. 

 restis, a rope ; forma, shape), 

 having the form or appearance of 

 a rope. 



resupinate, a., r&sup'in-at (L. 

 rtsuplndtus, bent or turned back 

 from re, back ; suplno, I bend 

 backwards), in bot., so turned or 

 twisted that the parts naturally 

 the undermost become the upper- 

 most, and vice versd; turned 

 upside down. 



rete, n., ret'e (L. rete, a net, a 

 snare), a net ; network : rete 

 mirabile, mir-ab'-il-'e (L. mirdbile, 

 wonderful), in anat., an arrange- 

 ment of blood-vessels at the base 

 of the brain of quadrupeds : r. 

 mucosum, muk-oz'-um (L. mile- 

 osus, slimy, mucous), the soft 

 under-layer of the epidermis or 

 scarf - skin, which gives the 

 colour to the skin : r. vasculosum 

 testis, vask f -ul'dz f >um tesl'is (L. 

 wascul&ms, pert, to a small 

 vessel from vasctilum, a small 

 vessel), the vascular net of the 

 testicle ; the close network of 

 tubes lying in the substance of 

 corpus Highmorianum, along the 

 back part of the testicle. 



retention, n., r8'ten'sh%n (L. 

 refentio, a holding back from 

 re, back ; terieo, I hold), the 

 undue holding back of any 

 natural excretion, as the urine or 

 sweat. 



reticulate, a., rZ-tik'-ul-at, also 

 reticulated, a., -dt-Zd (L. re- 

 ticuldtus, net-like from retic- 

 tilum, a little net), in bot., 

 having distinct veins or lines 

 crossing like network : reticular, 

 a., rfrtik'-ul-ar, having interstices 

 like network : reticularia, n. 

 plu., rZ-tik'-ul'dr'-i-a, those Prot- 

 ozoa, such as the Foraminifera, 

 in which the pseudopodia run 



