rectory
— Noun
– English
~ an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
rectum
— Noun
– English
~ the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus
rectus lateralis
— Noun
– English
~ the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
rectus medialis
— Noun
– English
~ the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially
rectus inferior
— Noun
– English
~ the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially
rectus
— Noun
– English
~ any of various straight muscles
recuperation
— Noun
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~ gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
recurrence
— Noun
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~ happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"
recurrent event
— Noun
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~ an event that recurs at intervals
recurrent fever
— Noun
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~ marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months
recurring decimal
— Noun
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~ a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely
recursion
— Noun
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~ (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation
recursive definition
— Noun
– English
~ (mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps
Recurvirostra
— Noun
– English
~ type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets
recusal
— Noun
– English
~ (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves
recusancy
— Noun
– English
~ refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England
recusant
— Noun
– English
~ someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
recusation
— Noun
– English
~ (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties
recusation
— Noun
– English
~ (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves