Category: R
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Rachitomy
Surgical cutting of the vertebral column.
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Rachitome
An instrument used to open the spinal canal.
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Rachiotome
An instrument for dividing the vertebrae. A surgical tool designed for the purpose of severing the vertebrae.
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Rachiopagus
A conjoined twin deformity in which the two are joined at the vertebral column.
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Rachiometer
An instrument for measuring a spinal curvature
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Rachicele
Protrusion of the contents of the spinal canal in spina bifida cystica.
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Racemization
The production of a racemic form of an optically inactive compound.
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Racemic
Optically inactive; used of compounds.
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Racemase
An enzyme that catalyzes racemization (i.e., the production of an optically inactive compound),
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Race
The descendants of a genetically cohesive ancestral group.