Medical Terminology & Phrases

R (symbol)
Rabies
Racemose
Racemose aneurysm
Rad
Radiate
Radiation
Radiation fibrosis
Radiation menopause
Radiation oncologist
Radiation oncology
Radiation pneumonitis
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy, 3-D
Radiation therapy, conformal
Radiation therapy, conformational
Radiation therapy, external
Radiation therapy, internal
Radiation therapy, stereotactic
Radiation therapy, targeted
Radiation, ultraviolet
Radical dissection
Radiculopathy
Radioactive
Radioactive iodine
Radioactive tracer
Radioallergosorbent test
Radiograph
Radiography
Radioimmunoassay
Radioinsensitive
Radioiodine
Radioisotope
Radiologic
Radiologist
Radiology
Radiology, interventional
Radiolucent
Radiometic
Radionuclide scan
Radionuclide stress testing
Radiopaque
Radiosensitive
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy, stereotactic
Radium
Radius
Radon
Raeder’s syndrome
Ragweed
Rale
Ramsey Hunt syndrome
Ramus
Ramus of the mandible
Random
Random mating
Random sample
Range
Range of motion
Range, normal
Rape
Rape, date
Rapid eye movement sleep
Rapid plasma reagin test
Rapid strep test
Rash
Rash, butterfly
Rash, chickenpox
Rash, varicella
Rash, vesicular
Rash, yeast diaper
Rasmussen syndrome
Rasmussen’s encephalitis
RAST
Rat-flea typhus
Rate, basal metabolic
Rate, birth
Rate, death
Rate, erythrocyte sedimentation
Rate, fetal mortality
Rate, heart
Rate, infant mortality
Rate, maternal mortality
Rate, mortality
Rate, neonatal mortality
Rate, pulse
Rate, respiratory
Rate, sed
Rate, sedimentation
Rattlesnake bite
Raynaud's disease
Raynaud’s phenomenon
RBC
RDAs (Recommended Dietary Allowances):
RDIs (Reference Daily Intakes)
Reabsorption
Reaction kinetics
Reaction, allergic
Reaction, chemical
Reaction, desmoplastic
Reaction, hibernation
Reaction, polymerase chain (PCR)
Reaction, vasovagal
Reactive arthritis
Reading frame
Reading frame, open
Reading retardation
Reagent
Rebound
Rebound effect
Recalcitrant
Recalls, FDA
Recent memory
Receptor
Receptor, chemokine
Receptor, T-cell
Receptor, visual
Recessive
Recessive, autosomal
Recessive, X-linked
Recipient
Reciprocal translocation
Recombinant
Recombinant clones
Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC)
Recombinant DNA molecules
Recombinant DNA technology
Recombination
RECOMBIVAX-HB
Recrudescence
Rectal (adjective)
Rectal (noun)
Rectal cancer
Rectal exam, digital (DRE):
Rectouterine pouch
Rectum
Rectus
Rectus abdominis
Recuperate
Recur
Recurrence
Recurrence risk
Recurrent
Recurrent aural vertigo
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Red blood cell
Red blood cells
Red cell count
Red cell distribution width
Red cells
Red corpuscles
Red-green colorblindness
Reduction division
Reduviid bug
Reed-Sternberg cell
Referral
Reflex
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD).
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS)
Reflex, Babinski
Reflex, let down
Reflex, photic sneeze
Reflex, pressor
Reflux
Reflux disease, gastroesophageal (GERD)
Reflux laryngitis
Reflux surgery (fundoplication)
Reflux, esophageal
Refract
Refraction
Refractory
Refractory anemia
Refsum’s disease
Regenerate
Regimen
Region, regulatory
Regional enteritis
Regional lymphadenitis
Registry
Registry, tumor
Regress
Regulatory gene
Regulatory region
Regulatory sequence
Regurgitation
Regurgitation, aortic
Rehab
Rehabilitation
Rehydrate
Reiter syndrome
Rejection
Relapse
Relaxant
Relaxin
Release, carpal tunnel
rem
REM sleep
Remedy
Remission
Remission induction chemotherapy
Renal
Renal aneurysm
Renal artery stenosis
Renal calculi
Renal cancer
Renal capsule
Renal cell cancer
Renal cell carcinoma
Renal osteodystrophy
Renal pelvis
Renal stone
Renal syndrome with hemorrhagic fever
Renal tubules
Renal vein thrombosis
Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome
rep
Repair, DNA
Repair, hernia
Repair, mismatch
Reperfusion
Repetitive DNA
Repetitive stress injury
Replacement therapy, estrogen (ERT)
Replacement therapy, hormone (HRT)
Replacement therapy, testosterone
Replication
Replication, DNA
Reporting, anonymous
Reporting, named
Reporting, unique identifier
Reproduction
Reproductive cells
Reproductive organs, female
Reproductive system
Research, clinical
Research, controlled
Resection
Reservoir of infection
Reservoir, Ommaya
Resident
Residual
Resin, bile acid
Resistance
Resistance, antibiotic
Resistance, pulmonary
Resistance, vascular
Resolution
Resorb
Resorption
Respiration
Respiratory
Respiratory disease, acute
Respiratory distress syndrome, acute (ARDS)
Respiratory failure
Respiratory papillomatosis, recurrent
Respiratory rate
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Respiratory system
Respiratory therapy
Response, Babinski
Response, hyperglycemic
Response, plantar
Resting phase
Restitution
Restless leg syndrome
Restriction endonuclease
Restriction enzyme
Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)
Restriction map
Restriction site
Retardation, reading
Retina
Retina, detached
Retinal artery, central
Retinal detachment
Retinal fundus
Retinal pigment epithelium
Retinal vasculitis
Retinal vein, central
Retinitis pigmentosa and congenital deafness
Retinoblastoma
Retinol
Retinopathy, diabetic
Retrograde amnesia
Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS)
Retropubic prostatectomy
Retrosternal
Retrovirus
Rett syndrome
Reversal of organs, total
Reverse genetics
Reverse transcriptase
Reye syndrome
RF
RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism )
Rh factor
Rh incompatibility
Rhabdomyolysis
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatism
Rheumatism, generalized
Rheumatism, localized
Rheumatism, psychogenic
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile (Sti
Rheumatoid factor
Rheumatoid nodules
Rheumatologist
Rheumatologist, pediatric
Rheumatology
Rhinitis
Rhinitis Acute
Rhinitis Chronic
Rhinitis, allergic
Rhinitis, allergic, perennial
Rhinitis, allergic, seasonal
Rhinitis, vasomotor
Rhinophyma
Rhinoplasty
Rhinorrhea
RhoGAM
Rhythm method
Rhythm, sinus
Rib
Rib, cervical
Rib, false
Rib, floating
Rib, fluctuating
Rib, sternal
Rib, true
Rib, vertebral
Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
Ribonucleoprotein (RNP)
Ribosomal RNA
Ribosome
Ribozyme
Rice genome
Rickets
Rickets, celiac
Rickets, hypophosphatemic
Rickets, renal
Rickets, vitamin D resistant
Rickettiosis, North Asian tick-borne
Rickettsia
Rickettsial diseases
Rickettsialpox
Rickettsioses
Rickettsioses of the eastern hemisphere, tick-born
Rickettsiosis, vesicular
Rift Valley fever
Right heart
Right ventricle
Ring chromosome
Ring, intrastromal corneal
Ringworm of the nails
RIRS (retrograde intrarenal surgery)
Risk factor
Risk of recurrence
Risks, obesity-related
Ritter disease
River blindness
RLL
RLQ
RML
RMSF
RNA
RNA editing
RNA polymerase
RNA virus
RNA, messenger
RNA, ribosomal
RNA, transfer
Robertsonian translocation
Rochalimaea quintana
Rock (drug)
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
Rod
Roentgen
Roentgenology
Rooting reflex
Rorschach test
Rosacea
Rosacea keratitis
Roseola
Roseola infantilis
Roseola infantum
Rossi counter
Rotator cuff
Rotator cuff disease
Rotavirus
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS)
Roundworm
Roundworm C. elegans genome
Royal Society, the
RPR test
rRNA
RSV
RTS (Rothmund-Thomson syndrome)
RTT (Rett syndrome)
RU-486
Rubella (historical note)
Rubella immunization
Rubella syndrome
Rubeola (measles)
RUL
Rumination
Runny nose
Ruptured spleen
RUQ
RV (rotavirus)

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