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Re-experience
To recall an event, feeling, or thought; to have an intrusive memory or “flashback.” Frequent re-experiencing of traumatic events is one of the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.
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Re-entry
In cardiology, the cycling of an electrical impulse through conductive tissue that has been recently stimulated. This is the cause of many tachycardic heart rhythms (e.g., those originating in the atrioventricular node).
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Reef
A fold or tuck, usually taken in redundant tissue.
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Sensory re-education
A rehabilitation regimen used after sensation is impaired by peripheral nerve injuries or surgery to the hand. The purpose is to relearn the interpretation of sensory information related to pain, temperature, and object identification.
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Re-education
Training to restore competence to a person with functional limitations.
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Red wale markings
Raised red streaks seen on esophageal or gastric varices during endoscopy. They suggest that the varices have a high likelihood of rupture and bleeding.
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Reduvius personatus
A species that normally feeds on other insects but sometimes preys on humans. In some cases the bite may transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan responsible for Chagas’ disease.
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Reduviidae
A family of the order Hemiptera, including the assassin bugs.
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Reduplicative paramnesia
A rare psychiatric disorder in which the patient is convinced that the environment in which he is living has been duplicated brick by brick and leaf by leaf in another location. It is usually diagnosed in people who have suffered a focal brain injury (e.g., to the right hemisphere of the brain).
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Selective reduction
In radiography, the reduction of exposed silver halide crystals to black metallic silver, creating a visible image. In instances of multifetal pregnancy, a medical practice commonly known as selective reduction comes into play. This procedure involves the deliberate termination of one or more fetuses, aimed at safeguarding the viability of the remaining fetuses and mitigating…
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