Category: R

An administrative unit in the National Health Service which is responsible for planning the health service in a region.  

In a particular region, referring to a particular region.  

An area or part which is around something. A portion of the body with natural or arbitrary boundaries. Any distinct region of the body demarcated by clear boundaries.  

To get back something which was lost.  

A machine which cools and keeps things cold.  

The process of making something cold. The process of making part of the body very cold, to give the effect of an anaesthetic. Lowering the temperature of a part of the body to reduce the metabolic activity of its tissues or to provide a local anesthetic effect. Refrigeration, a marvel of modern technology, provides an…

To make something cold.  

To make light rays change direction as they go from one medium such as air to another such as water at an angle. To induce a diversion or to bring about a deviation. To assess the degree of visual impairment in an eye.  

Inflammation of the oesophagus caused by regurgitation of acid juices from the stomach. A variant of esophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus) originating from impaired muscular activity in the lower esophagus, resulting in acid reflux.  

A person specialising in reflexology.