Category: R

A nasal voice tone, which occurs when the nose is congested during a head cold, is characterized by a muffled or blocked sound.  

A feverish illness marked by painful arthritis and a tendency to cause heart damage, resulting in chronic valvular heart disease. Its exact cause is not fully understood, but it appears to be linked to streptococcal infections of the throat and possibly a genetic predisposition. This condition primarily affects children, with girls more frequently affected than…

An outdated term used to describe any watery or catarrhal discharge.  

A backward tilt of the uterus without any bend in its axis. The uterus displaced backward with a forward shift of the cervix.  

Inoculation using a virus derived from a cow that was previously vaccinated with the smallpox virus from a human.  

Located behind the structural tarsal plate of the upper eyelid.  

The transmission of an infection from the unborn baby to the mother.  

A movement in reverse or a backward shift.  

The ability to retract or pull back.  

The occurrence of degraded red blood cells in the bloodstream.