Category: R

A burn to the components of the respiratory system usually caused by inhaling superheated gases.  

Defect in the conductive system of the heart in which electrical conduction down the right bundle branch is delayed. On the 12-lead EKG, it gives the widened QRS complex an RSR appearance in leads V1 and V2.  

A heart rate that is too slow for a person’s immediate physiological needs, although it may be more than 60 beats per minute. Heart rates are said to be relatively slow when they do not allow adequate circulation of blood to the brain, coronary arteries, or other vital organs.  

Ossification of the distal end of the adductor muscles of the thigh, as may be seen in horseback riders. A bone growth within the adductor longus muscle located on the inner thigh, resulting from extended pressure between the muscle and the saddle during horseback riding.  

A blood product, used in transfusion therapy composed of components of blood (packed red blood cells plus plasma), which have been recombined after their separation and storage.  

Inability to see red hues; the most frequent type of color blindness.  

The study of the effects of radiation on living organisms.  

A device used to create abdominal displacement ventilation in patients with respiratory failure.  

Visible swelling where the ribs join the costal cartilages, seen in rickets.  

A rubber roller bandage used to apply pressure to prevent swelling or hemorrhage of a limb.