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- resected
- Removed by surgery.
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- resection
- Surgery to remove tissue or part or all of an...
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- resectoscope
- A thin, tube-like instrument used to remove tissue from inside...
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- residual disease
- Cancer cells that remain after attempts to remove the cancer...
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- resin
- A thick substance that comes from plants or can be...
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- resiquimod
- A substance being studied in the treatment of some types...
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- resistant cancer
- Cancer that does not respond to treatment. The cancer may...
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- resorption
- A process in which a substance, such as tissue, is...
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- respirator
- In medicine, a machine used to help a patient breathe....
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- respiratory syncytial virus
- A virus that causes respiratory infections with cold-like symptoms. Also...
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- respiratory system
- The organs that are involved in breathing. These include the...
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- respiratory therapist
- A health professional trained to evaluate and treat people who...
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- respiratory therapy
- Exercises and treatments that help improve or restore lung function.
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- respiratory tract
- The organs that are involved in breathing. These include the...
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- respite care
- Temporary care given to a person who is unable to...
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- response
- In medicine, an improvement related to treatment.
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- response rate
- The percentage of patients whose cancer shrinks or disappears after...
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- resting
- In biology, refers to a cell that is not dividing.
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- restless legs syndrome
- A condition in which a person has a strong urge...
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- resveratrol
- A substance found in the skins of grapes and in...
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- retch
- The action of the stomach and esophagus to try to...
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- reticular dermis
- The thick bottom layer of the dermis (the inner layer...
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- retina
- The light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of...
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- Retin-A
- A topical preparation of tretinoin that is used to treat...
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- Retin-A-Micro
- A topical preparation of tretinoin that is used to treat...