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- regression
- A decrease in the size of a tumor or in...
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- regulatory T cell
- A type of immune cell that blocks the actions of...
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- rehabilitation
- In medicine, a process to restore mental and/or physical abilities...
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- rehabilitation specialist
- A healthcare professional who helps people recover from an illness...
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- relapse
- The return of signs and symptoms of cancer after a...
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- relative odds
- A measure of the odds of an event happening in...
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- relative risk
- A measure of the risk of a certain event happening...
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- relative survival rate
- A specific measurement of survival where the rate is calculated...
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- relaxation technique
- A method used to reduce tension and anxiety, and control...
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- Relenza
- A drug used to prevent and to treat influenza virus...
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- religion
- A set of beliefs and practices that center on questions...
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- Relistor
- A drug used to relieve certain side effects caused by...
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- Remeron
- A drug used to treat depression. It belongs to the...
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- remission
- A decrease in or disappearance of signs and symptoms of...
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- remission induction therapy
- Initial treatment with anticancer drugs to decrease the signs or...
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- remote brachytherapy
- A type of internal radiation treatment in which the radioactive...
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- REM sleep
- One of the five stages of sleep. During REM sleep,...
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- renal artery
- The main blood vessel that supplies blood to a kidney...
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- renal capsule
- The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds each kidney.
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- renal cell adenocarcinoma
- The most common type of kidney cancer. It begins in...
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- renal cell cancer
- The most common type of kidney cancer. It begins in...
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- renal cell carcinoma
- The most common type of kidney cancer. It begins in...
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- renal collecting tubule
- The last part of a long, twisting tube that collects...
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- renal failure
- A condition in which the kidneys stop working and are...
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- renal fascia
- A fibrous envelope of tissue that surrounds the kidney. Also...