| rhetorical |
of, relating to, or having the nature of rhetoric. [2 definitions] |
| rhetorical question |
a question to which no answer is required, used to make a point or have an effect. |
| rhetorician |
a specialist in or teacher of rhetoric. |
| rheum |
discharge from mucous membranes, esp. those lining the respiratory tract. |
| rheumatic |
of, pertaining to, or afflicted with pain and stiffness in the limbs or back caused by inflammation of the membranes lining the joints. [2 definitions] |
| rheumatic disease |
any of various diseases, such as rheumatic fever or rheumatoid arthritis, that are characterized by inflammation of muscle, connective tissue, or joints. |
| rheumatic fever |
a severe infectious disease whose symptoms include fever and inflammation of the joints and parts of the heart, usu. occurring in children. |
| rheumatism |
any disorder of the joints causing pain and stiffness in the limbs or back. |
| rheumatoid |
of or similar to rheumatism. [2 definitions] |
| rheumatoid arthritis |
a chronic disease involving inflammation of the joints, varying degrees of immobility, and usu. some deformity of the joints. |
| Rh factor |
a substance usu. present in the red blood cells that may cause severe negative reaction if transferred, as by pregnancy or blood transfusions, into a person lacking this substance. |
| rhinal |
of or relating to the nose; nasal. |
| Rhine |
a river that flows from Switzerland through Germany and the Netherlands to the North Sea. |
| rhinestone |
an artificial gem made to resemble a diamond. |
| Rhine wine |
any of various light, semidry, white wines that come from the Rhine Valley, or similar wines from elsewhere. |
| rhinitis |
inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose or nasal passages. |
| rhino |
a rhinoceros. |
| rhino- |
nose. |
| rhinoceros |
one of several species of large, plant-eating, hoofed mammals native to Africa and Southeast Asia, having a very thick hide and one or two vertical horns on the snout. |
| rhinoplasty |
plastic surgery on the nose. |
| rhinovirus |
any of a large group of related RNA viruses that cause respiratory diseases, esp. the common cold. |