Category: R

A genus of herpesviruses that infect lymphocytes. Members of the genus include herpesvirus 6 and 7 (HHV-6 and HHV-7).  

A macular eruption not associated with any well-defined symptoms.  

Hay fever of early summer attributed to inhaling rose pollen.  

A standardized preparation of radioactive iodine and rose bengal used in photoscanning the liver and testing liver function.  

Palpable areas at the juncture of the ribs with their cartilages. This is seen in conjunction with rickets.  

Something that resembles a string of beads.  

A basic dye used in preparing other dyes.  

A nonmalignant, lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by painless lymph node enlargement, fever, and polyclonal hyperglobulinemia.  

A guidewire, especially one used to cannulate a narrow orifice, such as the sphincter of Oddi.  

A device that helps a person pull up from a supine to a seated position in bed. It is usually made of two strands of rope with several rigid plastic or wooden rungs strung at intervals. At one end is the first of several rungs that are used to grab and pull oneself up, and…