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Rice water — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rice water — noun : a drink chiefly for invalids made by boiling a small quantity of rice in water * * * rice water noun 1. An invalid s drink of water in which rice has been boiled 2. A cholera patient s evacuation, of similar appearance • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
Rice-water discharge — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rice-water stool — n a watery stool containing white flecks of mucus, epithelial cells, and bacteria and discharged from the bowels in severe forms of diarrhea (as in Asiatic cholera) … Medical dictionary
rice water weevil — noun : a weevil (Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus) that feeds as a larva on the roots of the rice plant when under water and as an adult on the rice leaves … Useful english dictionary
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Alfaro's Rice Water Rat — Taxobox name = Alfaro s Rice Water Rat status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Cricetidae genus = Sigmodontomys species = S. alfari binomial = Sigmodontomys alfari… … Wikipedia
Harris's Rice Water Rat — Taxobox name = Harris s Rice Water Rat status = CR | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Cricetidae genus = Sigmodontomys species = S. aphrastus binomial = Sigmodontomys… … Wikipedia
rice-water stools — the characteristic and diagnostic watery, light gray to clear diarrhea of cholera, containing flecks of mucous material, epithelial cells, and many cholera vibrios … Medical dictionary
rice-water stool — noun : a watery stool containing white flecks of mucus, epithelial cells, and bacteria and discharged from the bowels in Asiatic cholera and other severe forms of diarrhea … Useful english dictionary
