Category: R

The re-specialization of dedifferentiated cells, as occurs in the regeneration of an amphibian limb.  

Medical refuse, including potentially infectious materials and other hazardous products, that is placed in special containers to prevent them from contaminating the environment or spreading disease.  

Backward bowing. At the knee, it is called genu recurvatum; at the elbow, it is called cubital recurvatum.  

The act of bending backward.  

Three or more consecutive miscarriages that occur before the 20th week of gestation.  

The condition of leaning or reclining.  

An incision of the bladder through the rectum, usually to remove a stone.  

The slow introduction of fluid into the rectum.  

In electricity, a device for transforming an alternating current into a pulsating direct current. Apparatus that changes alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC). A device that transforms alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC), with a significant unidirectional component, includes various options such as a gas tube metallic rectifier, semiconductor diode, or vacuum tube.…

Any technique in which sustained high airway pressures are applied to the patent airway in order to diminish collapse of alveoli during mechanical ventilation.