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Salt reduction
Limiting the quantity of sodium chloride in the diet, usually as a means of lowering blood pressure or preventing fluid retention.
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Pregnancy reduction
The intentional elimination of one or more fetuses carried by a woman with a multifetal pregnancy.
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Open reduction of fractures
The treatment of bone fractures by the use of surgery to place the bones in their proper position.
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Fat reduction
Elimination or limitation of greasy, fatty, or oily foods from the diet (e.g., by substituting vegetables or legumes for cheeses and meats). Fat reduction is thought by some nutritionists to help reduce the risk of cancer.
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Closed reduction of fractures
The treatment of bone fractures by placing the bones in their proper position without surgery.
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Reductant
The atom that is oxidized in an oxidation-reduction reaction.
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Reducing agent
A substance that loses electrons easily and therefore causes other substances to be reduced (e.g., hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide). A substance that adds hydrogen to a chemical compound or subtracts oxygen from the compound.
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Red rules
Policies or procedures that must be adhered to without compromise to prevent avoidable error or harm.
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Redox
Combined form indicating oxidation-reduction system or reaction.
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Red-out
A term used in aerospace medicine to describe what happens to the vision and central nervous system (i.e., seeing red and perhaps experiencing unconsciousness) when the aircraft is doing part or all of an outside loop at high speed, or any other maneuver that causes the pilot to experience a negative force of gravity. The…
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