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Rabies

A disease caused by the saliva of dogs and some other animals being enter through a wound, bite, or scratch causes a spasm of the pharynx, accompanied by a sense of suffocation, and an indescribable h...

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Rachialgia

A painful affection of the spine; especially, Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic

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Rachitic Rosary

Beading of the Ribs; A row of beading at the junction of the ribs with their cartilages, often seen in rachitic children

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Rachitis

The rickets The English disease A disease known by a large head, prominent forehead, protruded sternum, flattened ribs, big belly, and emaciated limbs, with great debility

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Radial Keratotomy

A surgical procedure for correcting nearsightedness in which tiny cuts are made in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties

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Radiation

A variety of types of energy, such as X-rays and ultraviolet

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Radiation Therapy

Treatment of a disease, such as cancer, using forms of radioactivity that damage or destroy abnormal cells

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Radical Surgery

Treatment of disease by surgically removing all tissue that is or may be affected

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Radicular

Pertaining to the root of a spinal nerve.

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Radiculopathy

Any disease of the nerve roots; can be caused by disk prolapse, arthritis, and other problems

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Radioallergosorbent Test

A blood test performed to help determine the cause of an allergy by detecting the presence of antibodies to various allergens

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Radiograph

An image or picture produced on a radiation sensitive film, phosphorous plate, emulsion or digital sensor by exposure to ionizing radiation

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Radiography

The use of X-ray pictures, for example for diagnosis

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Radiologist

A physician who uses x-rays or other imaging procedures for diagnosis and treatment

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Radiologist’s Cancer

Epithelioma of skin; A malignant growth containing epithelial cells

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Radionuclide Scanning

An imaging technique in which a radioactive substance is introduced into the body and its emitted radiation is detected; specific organs can be studied according to the amount of the radioactive subst...

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Radius

One of the two long bones of the forearm, located on the thumb side of the arm

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Radon

A colorless, odorless, tasteless radioactive gas that is produced by materials in soil, rocks, and building materials; suspected of causing cancer

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Railway Brain

A neurosis resulting from shock ; symptoms were anesthesia, impaired sensory perception, subsequently insomnia, cranial and spinal hyperaesthesia, paresis, and spasms of the region supplied by the fac...

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Railway Spine

An abnormal condition due to severe concussion of the spinal cord, such as occurs in railroad accidents It is characterized by ataxia and other disturbances of muscular function, sensory disorders, pa...

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Rales

Abnormal crackling or bubbling sounds heard in the lungs during breathing

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Ramollissement

Preternatural softening of an organ or part of an organ; Mollities

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Rand Miner's Phthisis

Silicosis; Fibroid phthisis caused by the inhalation of silicous particles

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Rank Red Gum

Strophulus Confertius; A variety in which numerous papillae, varying in size, appear on different parts of the body in infants during dentition, and is therefore called tooth rash

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Rapahania

A convulsive disease, The convulsions are seated in the limbs, and are attended with acute pain

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Rash

An area of inflammation or a group of spots on the skin

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Rashfever

Scarlatina; An acute contagious disease of childhood, characterized by a bright, scarlet-colored, punctiform eruption, diffused over the entire body; by an angina more or less severe; by a fever and b...

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Rattle

A vulgar term for the rattling sound in the throat of dying persons, arising from the accumulation of mucous, or purulent matter, in the bronchia, etc

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Raucedo

Hoarseness; A noisy quality of the voice

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Raynaud's Disease

A condition in which the fingers and toes become pale when exposed to cold or emotional stress, owing to sudden narrowing of the arteries that supply them with blood

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Raynaud's Phenomenon

Temporary interruption of blood flow to the extremities (fingers, toes, tip of nose and ears), often associated with exposure to cold temperatures

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Reactivation

The return of a previously latent (inactive) infection to an active, pathogenic state

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Reactive Arthritis

An arthritic disorder, often linked to conjunctivitis, that appears to be associated with viral infections Known as Reiter's Syndrome

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Rebase

Process of refitting a denture by replacing the base material

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