Category: R

A pattern of participating knowingly in change that is sufficient for well being and can be strengthened.  

A fold of peritoneum that in men extends downward between the bladder and rectum.  

A relative (rather than an absolute) increase in the number of erythrocytes that occurs when plasma volume is reduced (e.g., in patients with burns or dehydration).  

Accentuated risk of accidental exposure to, or ingestion of, drugs or dangerous products in doses sufficient to cause poisoning.  

A physician who works full or part time in a hospital to continue training after internship; commonly called a resident.  

An element such as yttrium, gadolinium, or lanthanum, that is used for ultra-high-speed radiographic intensification screens.  

In the U.S., a pesticide known to have adverse effects on the environment or on people; only individuals who have been specially trained and certified as pesticide applicators may use it.  

Peristalsis in a direction opposite to the normal direction.  

The period after activation of a nerve or muscle, during recovery, when it can be excited only by a stronger-than-normal stimulus. The brief period during repolarization of a neuron or muscle fiber when excitability is depressed. If stimulated, the cell may respond, but a stronger than usual stimulus is required.  

A nursing educator who developed the Theory of Human Becoming and the Human Becoming School of Thought.