the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them
riparian right
Noun
right of access to water
right of election
Noun
in probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statute
right of entry
Noun
the legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable manner
right of re-entry
Noun
the legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former possession was parted with)
right of offset
Noun
(banking) the legal right of a bank to seize deposited funds to cover a loan that is in default
right of privacy
Noun
a legal right to be left alone that is not explicitly provided in the United States Constitution
renal corpuscle
Noun
the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
rhinion
Noun
the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones
radicle
Noun
(anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)
rete
Noun
a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
rete Malpighii
Noun
the innermost layer of the epidermis
round ligament of the uterus
Noun
ligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the Fallopian tube and passing through the inguinal canal to the labia majora
root
Noun
the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
root
Noun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
root
Noun
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
root
Noun
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
root
Noun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
root
Noun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
root
Noun
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
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