Category: R

  • Respondent pain

    Pain with a definite physical cause, operant pain.  

  • Respondent

    In law, the person against whom legal action is brought, e.g., the noncustodial parent in a child support case.  

  • Respire

    To breathe in and out. To breathe and to consume oxygen and release carbon dioxide.  

  • Respiratory shock

    Shock induced as a result of an insufficient supply of oxygen in the body as a result of an inability to breathe.  

  • Respiratory disease

    A class of infectious diseases characterized by infection of the lungs and related tissues and organs. They generally follow the cycle of incubation, prodrome, fastigium, defervescence, convalescence, and defection.  

  • Respirator

    A device for maintaining respiration by artificial means. Same as ventilator. A mask worn to prevent someone breathing harmful gas or fumes. An apparatus that modifies the air inhaled through it. A respirator may be a face mask worn by a firefighter, for example, to block the inhalation of dust particles or other undesirable items,…

  • Resource theory

    The Foas’ model of social exchange suggests that the set of classes into which the sources of all pleasure-giving activities fall may be limited and that there may be fundamental rules that govern the exchange of activities in the various classes.  

  • Resource persons

    Parents, health providers, and others who can assist teachers, schools, and learners in the promotion of the school health program.    

  • Resource guide

    A listing of all the human and material resources available within the school or community that can be used as an aid in implementing the health program once it is developed.  

  • Resolution phase

    The sexual response phase of loss of arousal.