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raddle
color marker in crayon or cake form used to temporarily identify sheep by marking them on the tip of the fleece.
radectomy
excision of a portion of the root of a tooth.
Radfordia
a genus of mites in the family Myobiidae.
R. affinis found on mice.
R. ensifera found on wild and laboratory rats. May cause sufficient pruritus to result in self-trauma.
radiability
the property of being readily penetrated by x- or other rays.
radiad
toward the radius or radial side.
radial
1. pertaining to the radius of the forelimb or to the radial aspect of the forelimb as opposed to the ulnar aspect; pertaining to a radius. 2. radiating; spreading outward from a common center.
r. agenesis a common congenital deformity in animals, particularly in cats. The defect may be uni- or bilateral, causing a marked medial deviation of the lower forelimb.
r. dysplasia a developme...
radialis
[L.] radial.
radiant
1. diverging from a center. 2. emitting rays, as of light or heat.
radiata pine
see pinus radiata.
radiate
1. to diverge or spread from a common point. 2. arranged in a radiating manner.
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