Category: R

The condition of being full or satisfied.  

Surgical reattachment or reconnection of something removed from the body, especially the surgical procedure of rejoining a hand, arm, or leg to the body after its accidental detachment.  

The therapeutic use of a medicine to substitute for or replenish a natural substance that is either absent or diminished in disease (e.g., insulin in diabetes mellitus or thyroid hormone in hypothyroidism).  

That level of reproduction in which a mother delivers a single daughter.  

The greatest amount of weight a person can lift “n” number of times. The amount of weight that can be lifted exactly 10 times is 10 RM. The greatest amount of weight that can be lifted once is 1 RM. Repetition maximum can be used as a comparative measure of strength or as a technique…

Tissue damage caused by repeated trauma, usually associated with writing, painting, typing, athletic activities, or use of vibrating tools or hand tools. Almost any form of activity that produces repeated trauma to a particular area of soft tissue, including tendons and synovial sheaths, may cause this type of injury. Carpal tunnel syndrome, other nerve compression…

Repeated percolation using the same materials.  

An agent that repels noxious organisms such as insects, ticks, and mites. Repellents may be applied to the surface of the body as a liquid, spray, or dust, or they may be used to impregnate clothing.  

A skin test used to confirm or rule out the presence of allergic contact dermatitis, used after an initial patch test of a suspected allergen was negative or only weakly positive. The agent suspected of causing the reaction is applied to the skin twice a day for several days, and the skin is examined for…

The transfer of specified doses of a medication from a manufacturer’s bulk container to smaller containers used by patients and/or dispensing institutions.