Category: R

Related to the rectum and the abdomen.  

Rectal discomfort, also known as proctalgia.  

Any bodily fluid, like saliva, that is taken back into the body once it has completed its purpose.  

A patient who comes back for further treatment, particularly an individual with mental health challenges who does so. In criminology, an offender who reverts to criminal behavior after serving a penalty.  

In biology, a trait that manifests in the offspring only when both genes in a recessive pair are present. This is different from a dominant characteristic, which emerges when just one gene for the attribute is present.  

The receding of the gums from the base of the teeth, commonly observed in conditions like pyorrhea.  

An additional amputation carried out on a limb to reduce its length even more.  

The common name for arsenic trioxide is “white arsenic.”  

Lines that run horizontally on the inner side of the wrist and become visible when the hand is bent at the wrist.  

A highly pronounced rale that arises exclusively in the larger air passages and generates vibrations. These vibrations, besides being distinctly audible through a stethoscope, are often detectable by touch when placing a hand on the chest.