Category: R

The chemical reaction in a series of sequential reactions that takes the longest to occur.  

A temporary relief station for the sick on a military road or railway.  

In the giving of informed consent, the amount of information that a typical physician would provide to patients before asking that they decide to pursue or reject a treatment.  

In the giving of informed consent, the amount of information that a rational patient would want before making a choice to pursue or reject a treatment or procedure.  

Term sometimes used for a cell that is between mitotic divisions. It is not accurate because the cell is metabolically active and is producing a new set of chromosomes for the next division.  

Keeping employees on a stable roster without losses due to attrition, firing, or layoffs.  

Blood-tinged purulent sputum sometimes seen in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia.  

In dentistry, an instrument that is pointed and of variable diameter and taper. It is used to apply force to the material used in filling a root canal.  

Rose-colored maculae occurring on the abdomen or loins in typhoid fever.  

Ankylosis interfering with movements of the hips and shoulders.