ricebird |
<ornithology> The Java sparrow. The bobolink. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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rich |
1. Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; opposed to poor. "Rich merchants." "The rich [person] hath many friends." (Prov. Xiv. 20) "As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash Of some rich burgher." (Milton) 2. Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant; copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop. "If life be short, it shall be glorious; Each minute shall be rich in some great action." (Rowe) "The gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold." (Milton) 3. Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine. 4. Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly; as, a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents. "Like to rich and various gems." (Milton) 5. Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high-flavored; as, a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; rich wine or fruit. "Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India." (Baker) 6. Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich colour. 7. Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich music. 8. Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich scenery. 9. Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as, the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character. Rich is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rich-fleeced, rich-jeweled, rich-laden, rich-stained. Synonym: Wealthy, affluent, opulent, ample, copious, abundant, plentiful, fruitful, costly, sumptuous, precious, generous, luscious. Origin: OE. Riche, AS. Rice rich, powerful; akin to OS. Riki, D. Rijk, G. Reich, OHG. Rihhi, Icel. Rikr, Sw. Rik, Dan. Rig, Goth. Reiks; from a word meaning, ruler, king, probably borrowed from Celtic, and akin to L. Rex, regis, king, regere to guide, rule. See Right, and cf. Derrick, Enrich, Rajah, Riches, Royal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Richard |
Felix Adolphe, Paris surgeon, 1822-1872. See: Richard's fringes. (05 Mar 2000) |
Richard's fringes |
The irregularly branched or fringed processes surrounding the ampulla at the abdominal opening of the uterine tube; most of the lining epithelial cells have cilia that beat toward the uterus. Synonym: fimbriae tubae uterinae, laciniae tubae, Richard's fringes. (05 Mar 2000) |
Richards |
Barry Wyndham, 20th century English physician. (05 Mar 2000) |
Richards-Rundle syndrome |
<syndrome> A nervous system disorder beginning in early childhood with congenital severe, progressive sensorineural hearing loss, ataxia, muscle wasting nystagmus, absent deep tendon reflexes, mental retardation, and failure to develop secondary sexual characteristics; autosomal recessive inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
Richardson |
John Clifford, Canadian neurologist, *1909. See: Steele-Richardson-Olszewski disease, Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
Richardson-Steele-Olszewski syndrome |
<syndrome> A disorder that is associated with nerve cell destruction and progressive lack of coordination, neck stiffness, trunk stiffness, problems with eye movement and mild dementia. Disorders that are similar include Alzheimer's disease, cerebellar dysfunction, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease and Parkinson's disease. The cause for progressive supranuclear palsy is unknown, but is likely a degenerative nerve disorder that is somehow triggered by a viral infection. Pathologic changes include nerve cell damage and destruction of myelin sheath. There is no known cure. (27 Sep 1997) |
Richter's hernia |
A hernia in which only a portion of the wall of the intestine is engaged. Synonym: Littre's hernia, partial enterocele, Richter's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
Richter's syndrome |
<syndrome> A high-grade lymphoma developing during the course of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; associated with cachexia, pyrexia, dysproteinaemia, and lymphomas with multinucleated tumour cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
Richter, August |
<person> German surgeon, 1742-1812. See: Richter's hernia, Richter-Monro line, Monro-Richter line. (05 Mar 2000) |
Richter, Maurice |
<person> U.S. Pathologist, *1897. See: Richter's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
Richter-Monro line |
A line passing from the umbilicus to the anterior superior iliac spine. McBurney's point occurs on this line. Synonym: Monro's line, Richter-Monro line. (05 Mar 2000) |
richweed |
<botany> An herb (Pilea pumila) of the Nettle family, having a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem. Synonym: clearweed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
ricin |
<protein> Highly toxic lectin (66 kD) from seeds of the castor bean, Ricinus communis. Has toxic A subunit (32 kD), carbohydrate binding B subunit (34 kD). Toxic subunit inactivates ribosomes and the binding subunit is specific for _ galactosyl residues. (18 Nov 1997) |