Category: R
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Regurgitant
Throwing back or flowing in a direction opposite to normal.
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Regulation development
In embryology, the condition in which a single blastomere or a portion of an embryo can give rise to a whole embryo; the opposite of mosaic development.
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Registration
The recording of information such as births or deaths; the recording of those who are registered or licensed to practice within a state.
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Registrant
A nurse named on the books of a registry as being “on call” or available to be called for duty.
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Registered pulmonary function technologist
An individual who has completed the pulmonary function registry examination administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care.
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Region of interest
In radiology the object of a study or a treatment designed to affect a limited part of the body.
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Regainer
A device that ameliorates or restores something that was lost.
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Refusal to treat
A deliberate, conscious decision to withhold health care services from a patient.
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Refugee
A person fleeing danger or distress, especially in times of war or political persecution.
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Refuge
A shelter; a safe place for persons fleeing danger or distress.