Category: R

A subjective assessment, including all of the body’s responses, of how hard one is working. There is a 6 to 20 scale or a 1 to 10 scale that can be used to determine level of perceived exertion.  

Nerve that originates from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus with roots from the last four cervical vertebrae and first thoracic vertebrae. One of the three major nerves of the arm. The descends at the back of the arm closely applied to the humerus and into the forearm. It is ultimately distributed to the…

Flower petals that are curved downward or backward.  

Patient who is at risk, because of his/her behaviour or because of the type of person he/she is.  

A granule of protein and RNA, synthesized in the nucleolus and found in the cytoplasm of cells. Ribosomes are the main sites of protein synthesis. Messenger RNA attaches to them and there receives molecules of transfer RNA bearing amino acids. The molecular “machines” within cells that coordinate the interplay of tRNAs, mRNA, and proteins in…

RNA-digesting enzyme. An enzyme which breaks down RNA. An enzyme that catalyzes the destruction of RNA. An enzyme, located in the lysosomes of cells, that splits RNA at specific places in the molecule. An enzyme that catalyzes the depolymerization of ribonucleic acid (RNA) with formation of mononucleotides.  

Resembling rheumatism. Broadly, having dull aching in joints, muscles, eyes, and so forth. In a more literal sense, it is having an autoimmune response, usually between certain lgM and IgE antibodies, that may have started as a bacterial infection or as some autoimmune reaction. The severity is increased under emotional, physical, dietary, and allergic stress-or…

A return to the original condition, e. g. the reappearance of the normal or wild type in previously mutated cells, tissues, or organisms. A return toward some ancestral type or condition. A return to a previously existing condition. Going back to a prior state or condition. The emergence of traits that were present in distant…

A member of a group of RNA viruses, the RNA of which is copied during viral replication into DNA by reverse transcriptase. The viral DNA is then able to be integrated into the host chromosomal DNA. A virus that has the ability to take over certain cells and interrupt their normal genetic function. Human Immunodeficiency…

Looking back at events that have already taken place. Applying to the past, tracing what has happened already to selected people.