Category: R
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Radiologic technologist or technician
An individual who maintains and safely uses equipment and supplies necessary to demonstrate portions of the human body on X-ray film or fluoroscopic screen for diagnostic purposes, and may supervise and/or teach other radiologic personnel. An estimated 100,000 persons were employed either full-time or part-time as radiologic technologists in 1973: approximately one-third by hospitals, while…
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Retroversioflexion
Backward tipping of an organ and bending back on itself.
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Retrouterine
Behind the womb.
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Retrosymphysial
Behind the bony arch above the external genitals.
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Retrostalsis
Reverse contractions of tubular organs, especially of the digestive system.
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Retroposed
Displaced backward.
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Retroplacental
Behind the afterbirth. Behind the placenta, or between the placenta and the uterine wall.
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Retropharynx
The back of the throat.
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Retroperitoneum
The space behind the tissue lining abdomen and pelvis. The area between the peritoneum and the front part of the spinal column, often referred to as the retroperitoneal space.
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Retropatellar
Behind the kneecap.