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Rhinologist
() One skilled in rhinology.
Rhinology
() The science which treats of the nose, and its diseases.
Rhinolophid
() Any species of the genus Rhinilophus, or family Rhinolophidae, having a horseshoe-shaped nasal crest; a horseshoe bat.
Rhinolophine
() Like or pertaining to the rhinolophids, or horseshoe bats.
Rhinophore
() One of the two tentacle-like organs on the back of the head or neck of a nudibranch or tectibranch mollusk. They are usually retractile, and often transversely furrowed or plicate, and are regarded as olfactory organs. Called also dorsal tentacles. See Illust. under Pygobranchia, and Opisthobranchia.
Rhinoplastic
() Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a rhinoplastic operation.
Rhinoplasty
() Plastic surgery of the nose to correct deformity or to replace lost tissue. Tissue may be transplanted from the patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc., or even from another person.
Rhinopome
() Any old-world bat of the genus Rhinopoma. The rhinopomes have a long tail extending beyond the web, and inhabit caves and tombs.
Rhinoscleroma
() A rare disease of the skin, characterized by the development of very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring parts, esp. the lips, palate, and throat.
Rhinoscope
() A small mirror for use in rhinoscopy.
Rhinoscopic
() Of or pertaining to rhinoscopy.
Rhinoscopy
() The examination or study of the soft palate, posterior nares, etc., by means of a laryngoscopic mirror introduced into the pharynx.
Rhinothecae
() of Rhinotheca
Rhinotheca
() The sheath of the upper mandible of a bird.
Rhipidoglossa
() A division of gastropod mollusks having a large number of long, divergent, hooklike, lingual teeth in each transverse row. It includes the scutibranchs. See Illustration in Appendix.
Rhipipter
() One of the Rhipiptera, a group of insects having wings which fold like a fan; a strepsipter.
Rhipipteran
() Same as Rhipipter.
Rhizanthous
() Producing flowers from a rootstock, or apparently from a root.
Rhizine
() A rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid.
Rhizocarpous
() Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering stems; -- said of all perennial herbs.
Rhizocephala
() A division of Pectostraca including saclike parasites of Crustacea. They adhere by rootlike extensions of the head. See Illusration in Appendix.
Rhizodont
() A reptile whose teeth are rooted in sockets, as the crocodile.
Rhizogan
() Prodicing roots.
Rhizogen
() One of a proposed class of flowering plants growning on the roots of other plants and destitute of green foliage.
Rhizoid
() A rootlike appendage.
Rhizomata
() of Rhizoma
Rhizoma
() SAme as Rhizome.
Rhizomatous
() Having the nature or habit of a rhizome or rootstock.
Rhizome
() A rootstock. See Rootstock.
Rhizophaga
() A division of marsupials. The wombat is the type.
Rhizophagous
() Feeding on roots; root-eating.
Rhizophora
() A genus of trees including the mangrove. See Mangrove.
Rhizophorous
() Bearing roots.
Rhizopod
() One of the Rhizopoda.
Rhizopoda
() An extensive class of Protozoa, including those which have pseudopodia, by means of which they move about and take their food. The principal groups are Lobosa (or Am/bea), Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See Protozoa.
Rhizopodous
() Of or pertaining to the rhizopods.
Rhizostomata
() A suborder of Medusae which includes very large species without marginal tentacles, but having large mouth lobes closely united at the edges. See Illust. in Appendix.
Rhizostome
() One of the Rhizostomata.
Rhizotaxis
() The arrangement of the roots of plants.
Rhob
() See 1st Rob.
Rhodammonium
() Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, rhodium and ammonia; -- said of certain complex compounds.
Rhodanate
() A salt of rhodanic acid; a sulphocyanate.
Rhodanic
() Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called sulphocyanic acid) which frms a red color with ferric salts.
Rhodeoretin
() Same as Convolvuln.
Rhodian
() Of or pertaining to Rhodes, an island of the Mediterranean.
Rhodian
() A native or inhabitant of Rhodes.
Rhodic
() Of or pertaining to rhodium; containing rhodium.
Rhodium
() A rare element of the light platinum group. It is found in platinum ores, and obtained free as a white inert metal which it is very difficult to fuse. Symbol Rh. Atomic weight 104.1. Specific gravity 12.
Rhodizonic
() Pertaining to, or designating, a colorless crystalline substance (called rhodizonic acid, and carboxylic acid) obtained from potassium carboxide and from certain quinones. It forms brilliant red, yellow, and purple salts.