RHINaeSTHESIA, r[=i]-nez-th[=e]'si-a, _n._ sense of smell. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _aisth[=e]sis_, perception.]
RHINAL, r[=i]'nal, _adj._ pertaining to the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose.]
RHINALGIA, r[=i]-nal'ji-a, _n._ neuralgic pains in the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _algos_, pain.]
RHINANTHUS, r[=i]-nan'thus, _n._ a genus of gamopetalous plants. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _anthos_, flower.]
RHINARIUM, r[=i]-n[=a]'ri-um, _n._ (_entom._) the nostril-piece. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose.]
RHINASTER, r[=i]-nas't[.e]r, _n._ the two-horned rhinoceros: the star-nosed moles. [Gr. _rhis_, nose, _ast[=e]r_, star.]
RHINENCEPHALON, r[=i]-nen-sef'a-lon, _n._ the olfactory lobe of the brain.--_adjs._ RHINENCEPHAL'IC, RHINENCEPH'ALOUS. [Gr. _rhis_, nose, _enkephalos_, brain.]
RHINESTONE, r[=i]n'st[=o]n, _n._ an imitation gem-stone made of paste or strass.
RHINEURYNTER, r[=i]-n[=u]-rin't[.e]r, _n._ a small inflatable bag used for plugging the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _eurynein_, to widen.]
RHINICHTHYS, r[=i]-nik'this, _n._ a North American genus of cyprinoid fishes. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _ichthys_, fish.]
RHINIDae, r[=i]'ni-d[=e], _n._ a family of plagiostomous fishes. [L.
_rhina_, shark--Gr. _rhin[=e]_.]
RHINITIS, ri-n[=i]'tis, _n._ inflammation of the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose.]
RHINO, r[=i]'n[=o], _n._ (_slang_) money, cash.--Also R[=I]'NO.
RHINOBATUS, r[=i]-nob'a-tus, _n._ the typical genus of the _Rhinobatidae_, or shark-rays: (_entom._) a genus of coleopterous insects.
RHINOBLENNORRHEA, r[=i]-n[=o]-blen-[=o]-r[=e]'a, _n._ mucous discharges from the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _blennos_, mucus, _rhoia_, flow.]
RHINOCAUL, r[=i]'n[=o]-kawl, _n._ the support of the olfactory bulb. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _kaulos_, stalk.]
RHINOCEROS, r[=i]-nos'[.e]r-os, _n._ a genus forming a family of ungulate mammals, found in Africa and India, having a very thick skin lying in enormous folds, clumsy, and with one or two horns on the nose:--_pl._ RHINOC'EROSES.--_adjs._ RHINOC[=E]'RIAL, RHINOC[=E]'RICAL.--_ns._ RHINOC'EROS-AUK, a bird belonging to the family _Alcidae_; RHINOC'EROS-BEE'TLE, a beetle of the genus _Dynastes_ having a large up-curved horn on the head; RHINOC'EROS-BIRD, a beefeater, the hornbill; RHINOC'EROS-TICK, the tick which infests rhinoceroses; RHINOC'EROT (_obs._), a rhinoceros.--_adjs._ RHINOCEROT'IC; RHINOCEROT'IFORM, shaped like a rhinoceros. [L.,--Gr. _rhinoker[=o]s_--_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _keras_, a horn.]
RHINOCHILUS, r[=i]-n[=o]-k[=i]'lus, _n._ a genus of harmless serpents. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _cheilos_, a lip.]
RHINOCLEISIS, r[=i]-n[=o]-kl[=i]'sis, _n._ nasal obstruction. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _kleisis_, _kl[=e]sis_, a closing.]
RHINOCRYPTA, r[=i]-n[=o]-krip'ta, _n._ a remarkable genus of rock-wrens.
[Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _kryptos_, hidden.]
RHINODERMA, r[=i]-n[=o]-der'ma, _n._ a genus of batrachians, some species bearing a large pouch for the young. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _derma_, skin.]
RHINODON, r[=i]'n[=o]-don, _n._ an immense shark in the Indian Ocean. [Gr.
_rhin[=e]_, a shark, _odous_, tooth.]
RHINODYNIA, r[=i]-n[=o]-din'i-a, _n._ pain in the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _odyn[=e]_, pain.]
RHINOLITH, r[=i]'n[=o]-lith, _n._ a stony concretion found in the nose.--_n._ RHINOLITH[=I]'ASIS. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _lithos_, a stone.]
RHINOLOGY, r[=i]-nol'[=o]-ji, _n._ the knowledge of the nose.--_adj._ RHINOLOG'ICAL.--_n._ RHINOL'OGIST, a specialist in diseases of the nose.
[Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose--_logia_--_legein_, to speak.]
RHINOLOPHUS, r[=i]-nol'[=o]-fus, _n._ a genus of horse-shoe bats. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _lophos_, crest.]
RHINOMACER, r[=i]-nom'a-s[.e]r, _n._ a genus of rhynchophorous beetles.
[Gr. _rhis_, nose, _makros_, long.]
RHINOPHARYNGITIS, r[=i]-n[=o]-far-in-j[=i]'tis, _n._ inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _pharyngx_.]
RHINOPHIS, r[=i]'n[=o]-fis, _n._ a genus of shield-tailed serpents. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _ophis_, a serpent.]
RHINOPHORE, r[=i]'n[=o]-f[=o]r, _n._ an organ bearing an olfactory sense.
[Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _pherein_, to bear.]
RHINOPHRYNE, r[=i]-n[=o]-fr[=i]'n[=e], _n._ a genus of spade-footed toads.
[Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _phryn[=e]_, a toad.]
RHINOPHYLLA, r[=i]-n[=o]-fil'a, _n._ a genus of South American small tailless bats. [Gr. _rhis_, nose, _phyllon_, a leaf.]
RHINOPHYMA, r[=i]-n[=o]-f[=i]'ma, _n._ hyperemia of nose-skin. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _phyma_, a tumour.]
RHINOPLASTIC, r[=i]-n[=o]-plas'tik, _adj._ noting a surgical operation for affixing an artificial nose.--_ns._ RH[=I]'NOPLAST, one who undergoes this operation; RH[=I]'NOPLASTY, plastic surgery of the nose. [Gr. _rhis_, nose, _plastikos_, moulding--_plassein_, to mould.]
RHINOPOMA, r[=i]-n[=o]-p[=o]'ma, _n._ a genus of Old World bats. [Gr.
_rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _p[=o]ma_, a cover.]
RHINOPOMASTES, r[=i]-n[=o]-p[=o]-mas't[=e]z, _n._ a genus of African wood-hoopoes. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _p[=o]mat[=e]rion_, dim. of _p[=o]ma_, a cover.]
RHINOPTERA, r[=i]-nop'te-ra, _n._ a genus of rays. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _pteron_, wing.]
RHINORRHAGIA, r[=i]-n[=o]-r[=a]'ji-a, _n._ haemorrhage from the nose. [Gr.
_rhis_, nose, _rhagia_--_rhegnynai_, break.]
RHINORRHEA, r[=i]-n[=o]-r[=e]'a, _n._ mucous discharge from the nose.--_adj._ RHINORRH[=E]'AL. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _rhoia_--_rhein_, to flow.]
RHINORTHA, r[=i]-nor'tha, _n._ a genus of cuckoos: a genus of hemipterous insects. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _orthos_, straight.]
RHINOSCLEROMA, r[=i]-n[=o]-skl[=e]-r[=o]'ma, _n._ a disease with reddish swelling and thickening of nose, lips, and pharynx. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _skl[=e]ros_, hard.]
RHINOSCOPE, r[=i]'n[=o]-sk[=o]p, _n._ an instrument for examining the nose.--_adj._ RHINOSCOP'IC.--_n._ RH[=I]'NOSCOPY. [Gr. _rhis_, _rhinos_, nose, _skopein_, to see.]