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. |
rhizo- |
root. |
rhizobium |
any of various soil bacteria that live in a symbiotic relationship with legume plants by forming nodules on the roots and converting atmospheric nitrogen into a form the plants can use. |
rhizoid |
rootlike. [2 definitions] |
rhizome |
an underground horizontal or compressed stem that bears shoots along its upper surface. |