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| radiation
| sickness that results from exposure to radiation and
is commonly marked by fatigue, nausea, vomiting, loss of teeth
and hair, and in more severe cases by damage to blood-forming
tissue with decrease in red and white blood cells and with bleeding
Aprocrypha 3X16
Theef 7X14 Vienen
8X16 |
| radiology
| 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the use of
radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment of disease;
2: the use of ionizing radiation for medical diagnosis, especially
the use of x-rays in medical radiography or fluoroscopy; 3:
tThe use of radiation for the scientific examination of material
structures; radioscopy Providence
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| receptor
| 1: a cell or group of cells that receives stimuli :
SENSE ORGAN; 2: a chemical group or molecule (as a protein)
on the cell surface or in the cell interior that has an affinity
for a specific chemical group, molecule, or virus Young
at Heart 1X15 |
| recessive
| a: producing little or no phenotypic effect when occurring
in heterozygous condition with a contrasting allele;
b: expressed only when the determining gene is in the homozygous
condition Terms
of Endearment 6X06 |
rectum,
rectal | the terminal part of the intestine from the
sigmoid flexure to
the anus Badlaaa 8X12 |
| red
blood cells | any of the hemoglobin-containing cells
that carry oxygen to the tissues and are responsible for the
red color of vertebrate blood -- called also erythrocyte,
red blood corpuscle, red cell, red corpuscle
Colony 2X16 |
| regenerate,
regeneration | a : to generate or produce anew; especially
: to replace (a body part) by a new growth of tissue b : to
produce again chemically sometimes in a physically changed form Roadrunners
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| regimen
| a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication)
especially when designed to improve and maintain the health
of a patient Sleepless
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| regurgitate
| to throw or pour back or out from or as if from a cavity;
expel from the stomach Patience
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| rehab,
rehabilitation | a: to restore to a former state (as
of efficiency, good management, or solvency); b: to restore
or bring to a condition of health or useful and constructive
activity Salvage 8X10
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| REM,
rapid eye movement | a rapid conjugate movement of the
eyes associated especially with REM sleep Sleepless
1X04 |
| remission
| a state or period during which disease becomes dormant
(as in cancer) Miracle
Man 1X17 Redux
II 5X03 En Ami 7X15 Per
Manum 8x08 |
| repulsion
| 1 : the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
2 : the action of repelling : the force with which bodies, particles,
or like forces repel one another Trevor
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| resp
| see respiration all
things 7X17 |
| respiration
| the physical and chemical processes by which an organism
supplies its cells and tissues with the oxygen needed for metabolism
and relieves them of the carbon dioxide formed in energy-producing
reactions Duane
Barry 2X05 all
things 7X17 |
| respirator
| 1 : a device worn over the mouth or nose for protecting
the respiratory tract 2 : a device for maintaining artificial
respiration One
Breath 2X08 |
| respiratory
| 1 a: the placing of air or dissolved gases in intimate
contact with the circulating medium of a multicellular organism
(as by breathing) b : a single complete act of breathing; 2:
the physical and chemical processes by which an organism supplies
its cells and tissues with the oxygen needed for metabolism
and relieves them of the carbon dioxide formed in energy-producing
reactions Darkness
Falls 1X19 D.P.O.
3X03 all things
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| resuscitate
| to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness D.P.O.
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| retina
| the sensory membrane that lines the eye, is composed
of several layers including one containing the rods and cones,
and functions as the immediate instrument of vision by receiving
the image formed by the lens and converting it into chemical
and nervous signals which reach the brain by way of the optic
nerve Unrequited
4X16 First Person
Shooter 7X13 |
| retrovirus
| any of a group of RNA-containing viruses (as HIV) that
produce reverse transcriptase by means of which DNA is produced
using their RNA as a template and incorporated into the genome
of infected cells and that include numerous tumorigenic viruses End
Game 2X17 |
| RFLP
| Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP): Variation
between individuals in DNA fragment sizes cut by specific restriction
enzymes; polymorphic sequences that result in RFLPs are used
as markers on both physical maps and genetic linkage maps. RFLPs
are usually caused by mutation at a cutting site. Christmas
Carol 5X05 |
| rhabdomyosarcoma
| a malignant tumor composed of striated muscle fibers Leonard
Betts 4X14 |
| rhinoplasty
| plastic surgery on the nose usually for cosmetic purposes Sanguinarium
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| rib
| one of a series of bones that surround and protect
the thoracic organs D.P.O.
3X03 Three of a Kind
6X19 The Goldberg
Variation 7X02 Scary
Monsters 9X12 Release
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| rigor
| rigidness or torpor of organs or tissue that prevents
response to stimuli (rigor mortis) Fallen
Angel 1X09 Tunguska
4X09 Leonard
Betts 4X14 Folie
A Deux 5X19 Badlaa
8X12 DeadAlive
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| Roentgen
| the international unit of x-radiation or gamma radiation
equal to the amount of radiation that produces in one cubic
centimeter of dry air at 0°C and standard atmospheric pressure
ionization of either sign equal to one electrostatic unit of
charge Piper
Maru 3X15 |
| rupture
| the tearing apart of a tissue
: HERNIA 3
2X06 D.P.O.
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