| Q |
| quadriplegia |
loss of muscle movement and loss of feeling in both arms and legs |
| R |
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| rachiotomy |
surgery to cut into a bone or bones of the spine |
| rachischisis |
birth defect in which there is a groove in the spine |
| radial keratotomy |
surgery to fix nearsightedness |
| radiculitis |
inflammation of a spinal nerve root |
| radioimmunoassay (RIA) |
laboratory method to measure a substance, such as a hormone |
| radius |
one of the two lower arm bones |
| rectal administration |
giving a sunstance by putting it into the rectum |
| rectocele |
bulging of the rectum into the vagina |
| rectouterine pouch |
pouch in the area between the uterus and the rectum |
| red blood cell (RBC) |
a cell in blood that carries oxygen |
| red blood cell count |
the number of red blood cells in the blood |
| red blood cell morphology |
the size and shape of individual red blood cells as seen under a microscope |
| remission |
condition that occurs when signs of an illness are decreased or gone |
| renal |
having to do with the kidney |
| renal biopsy |
removing a piece of kidney tissue to look at it under a microscope |
| renal calculi |
kidney stones |
| renal pelvis |
place where urine leaves the kidney |
| renal transplant |
kidney transplant |
| renogram |
x-ray to check kidney function by measuring how fast a dye passes through the kidneys and to the urinary bladder |
| reproduction |
making babies |
| reproductive |
having to do with reproduction |
| resectoscope |
tool used to remove or biopsy tissue from the urinary bladder, prostate, or urethra |
| retina |
innermost layer of the eye |
| retinal |
having to do with the retina |
| retinal photocoagulation |
use of a laser light to treat disorders of the retina or tumors in the eye |
| retinitis pigmentosa |
eye disorder in which the retina atrophies and vision gradually worsens |
| retinoblastoma |
cancer in the eye growing off of the retina |
| retractor |
tool used for holding back tissue |
| retrograde pyelogram |
x-ray of the kidney and ureter made by injecting dye backward into the ureter |
| Reye's syndrome |
serious disorder of children, which often occurs after a viral infection, affecting the brain, liver, and other body organs |
| rhabdomyoma |
benign tumor of a muscle |
| rhadomyosarcoma |
cancer of a muscle |
| rheumatic fever |
bacterial disease in which there is fever and inflammation of the heart, blood vessels, and joints |
| rheumatic heart disease |
damage to the heart caused by rheumatic fever, especially deformed heart valves |
| rheumatoid factor |
substance in blood that is measured to check for rheumatoid arthritis |
| rhinitis |
inflammation of the nose |
| rhinomycosis |
fungus infection in the nose |
| rhinoplasty |
surgery to fix the nose |
| rhinorrhagia |
nosebleed |
| rhinorrhea |
runny nose |
| rhizotomy |
surgery to cut apart a nerve root |
| rhytidectomy |
surgery to remove wrinkles |
| rhytidoplasty |
surgery to remove wrinkles from the face |
| rongeur |
tool used for cutting hard tissue, such as bone |
