rhizotomy
— Noun
– English
~ surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms
rho
— Noun
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~ the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet
rho
— Noun
– Danish
~ det 17. bogstav i det græske alfabet: , ; svarer t ...
rhodanthe
— Noun
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~ Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum
Rhodanthe manglesii
— Noun
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~ Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum
Rhode Islander
— Noun
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~ a native or resident of Rhode Island
Rhode Island bent
— Noun
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~ common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves
Rhode Island
— Noun
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~ one of the British colonies that formed the United States
Rhode Island
— Noun
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~ a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
Rhode Island red
— Noun
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~ American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken
Rhodes
— Noun
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~ a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes
Rhodes
— Noun
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~ British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)
Rhodes grass
— Noun
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~ perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions
rhodesia
— Noun
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~ a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
Rhodesian man
— Noun
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~ a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa