Category: R

Neuritis with symptoms of rheumatism.  

Continued mental perception of pain after neuralgia has ceased.  

Nephropathy caused by the use of radiological contrast media (e.g., the “dye” used during angiography). It is usually defined as one of the following: an increase in the serum creatinine of 0.5 mg/dL within 48 hr of exposure to contrast agents when no other cause is apparent; a decrease in renal function of 25%; or…

A change in DNA or RNA that alters the expression of other genes by a cell.  

A muscle of the abdomen originating on the pubic symphysis and crest and inserted in the cartilage of the fifth through seventh ribs and the xiphoid process of the sternum. It flexes the vertebral column, compresses or flattens the abdomen, and is controlled by the seventh through twelfth intercostal nerves.    

A murmur due to leakage or backward flow of blood through a dilated valvular orifice.  

Inflammation of the lining of the mouth due to radiation injury to the head and/or neck.  

Movement around an axis, as in hinge movement of the temporomandibular joint or rotation of a tooth around its longitudinal axis in tooth movement or extraction.  

Any movement resulting from the contraction of respiratory muscles or occurring passively as a result of elasticity of the thoracic wall or lungs.  

A monoclonal antibody to which a radioisotope has been attached. The antibody attaches to receptors on the surface of undesired cells (e.g., cancer cells) and delivers a dose of radiation directly to those cells, leaving healthy cells and tissues relatively unaffected.