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root Noun a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
root Verb take root and begin to grow
root Verb cause to take roots
root Verb become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
root Verb dig with the snout
root Verb plant by the roots
root Verb come into existence, originate
ramus Noun the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
raphe Noun a ridge that forms a seam between two parts
red marrow Noun bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells
rhaphe Noun a ridge that forms a seam between two parts
root canal Noun the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity
red bone marrow Noun bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells
receptor Noun an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
receptor Noun a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
round bone Noun bones that are round in shape
rima oris Noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
right coronary artery Noun arises from the right aortic sinus
rectus lateralis Noun the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
rectus Noun any of various straight muscles
round window Noun fenestra leading into the cochlea
rectus inferior Noun the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially
rectus medialis Noun the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially
rectus superior Noun the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially
radial artery Noun branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm
roof of the mouth Noun the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
rectal vein Noun any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal and rectum
right gastric artery Noun a branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric portion of the stomach on the lesser curvature
rectal artery Noun one of the arteries supplying the rectal area
renal artery Noun an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys, adrenal glands, and ureters
right gastric vein Noun receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein
radial vein Noun superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm
renal vein Noun veins that accompany renal arteries
retromandibular vein Noun posterior branch of the facial vein
right ventricle Noun the chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunk
right atrium Noun the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus
recombinant human insulin Noun a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin
relaxin Noun hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy
releasing hormone Noun any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones
releasing hormone Noun a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
releasing factor Noun any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones
releasing factor Noun a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
retina Noun the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball
recessive allele Noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
recessive gene Noun gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
regulatory gene Noun a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene
regulator gene Noun a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene
repressor gene Noun gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed
reticuloendothelial system Noun a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
reflex arc Noun the neural path of a reflex