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- renal function test
- A test in which blood or urine samples are checked...
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- renal glomerulus
- A tiny, round cluster of blood vessels within the kidneys....
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- renal pelvis
- The area at the center of the kidney. Urine collects...
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- renal tubular acidosis
- A rare disorder in which structures in the kidney that...
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- Renova
- A topical preparation of tretinoin that is used to treat...
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- replicate
- To make a copy or duplicate of something.
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- replication cycle
- In biology, refers to the reproduction cycle of viruses. A...
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- reporting delay
- The time elapsed before a diagnosed cancer case is reported...
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- reproductive cell
- An egg or sperm cell. Each mature reproductive cell carries...
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- reproductive system
- The organs involved in producing offspring. In women, this system...
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- research base
- Refers to the institutions, clinical staff, and patients that can...
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- research study
- A scientific study of nature that sometimes includes processes involved...
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- resectable
- Able to be removed by surgery.
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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...