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an extremely fragile membrane forming the wall of the cochlear duct and separating the duct 1 the scala vestibuli. It begins on the vestibular bw of the lamina spiral is, about 0.2 mm. edge of the crista, and extends at an angle of at Drty-five degrees until it meets the outer bony wall. t consists of three layers, a central connective ti ue:ratum, the vestibular endothelium on one side, and ie epithelium of the cochlear duct on the other. f act amenta. Ejecta; excrement. jvenescence. In biology: I. Literally, the towing young again; a renewal of strength and vigor. first described by A. Braun in which ie whole protoplasm of a vegetative cell is transrmed into a primordial cell, which in time becomes;vested with a cell-wall and develops a new plant, as ynittm. We may regard the idea of rejunescence as presented by Braun as an extension of e idea of metamorphosis, in which extended form it I adapted to take in even the results of the eelleorv, of the history of development, and of the i xlern knowledge of the cryptogams from the point of view." (Sachs.) R ichement ra-lash' -mon(g)'. i on. Same as Relax- R ipse. ie return or recurrence of a disease during convacence, or shortly afterward. R psed. Rened; slipped back. R. Club-foot, the occur ice of deformity after tenotomy, making the cond in difficult of further treatment. psing. In hology, returning to a morbid condition from;ich there had been partial or complete recovery. R. ver, or Famine Fever, a specific infectious dise caused by the spirocheta of Obermeier, char? erized by definite febrile paroxysms which usuiy last six and are followed by a remisan of about the same length of time, then by a paroxysm, which may be repeated three or ' times, whence the name relapsing fever. (Osier.) ie tion. Interdependence; influence connection I.between organs or 2. Connection by consanguinity; kinship.. Any agent that diminishes tension. e:ation re-laks-a'-shun A diminuti/ of tension in an organ or a part. Also, a conn of languor. R.