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Attack rate
The rate of occurrence of new cases of a disease.
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Acquisition rate
In radiology, the speed with which medical images are recorded, usually expressed in images per second.
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Rat
A rodent of the genus Rattus, found in and around human habitations. In addition to causing economic loss from crop destruction, rats are of primary importance in the spread of human and animal diseases. They are hosts of various protozoans, flukes, tapeworms, and threadworms, and reservoirs of amebiasis, murine and scrub typhus, and bubonic plague.…
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Rastafarian
A religious cult that originated in Jamaica in the 1930s and has members in the Caribbean, Europe, Canada, and the U.S. It is of medical importance because cult members’ dietary practices may lead to vitamin 14ta deficiency with subsequent neurological disease, megaloblastic anemia, or both.
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Sunburn-like rash
A macular rash resembling the reddened skin characteristic of a severe sunburn.
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Serum rash
A pruritic, hive like rash(urticuria or angioedema) or a vasculitis (palpable purpura) that accompanies serum sickness, which usually is caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to drugs or immune globulins obtained from animals. Malaise, joint pains, fevers, and other symptoms may accompany the rash.
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Mercurial rash
A rash caused by local application of mercurial preparations.
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Maculopapular rash
A rash in which there are discrete macular and papular lesions or a combination of both.
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Macular rash
A rash in which the lesions are flat and level with the surrounding skin.
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Hemorrhagic rash
A rash consisting chiefly of bleeding or bruising into or under the skin.
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