| RA | rheumatoid arthritis, disease of joints |
| radiation | (see ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation) |
| radioisotope | medicine, special medicine, drug or radioactive tracer |
| radiologist | a doctor who studies x-rays and other images, x-ray specialist |
| radiologist | x-ray doctor, a doctor who studies x-ray and other images |
| radiology | x-ray department |
| radionuclide | medicine, special medicine or drug |
| rampant | unchecked, raging, uncontrolled |
| rapid diagnostic test | fast result test to see if someone is sick |
| rationale | reason, thinking, intent, purpose |
| Raynaud’s syndrome | circulatory disease |
| reaction | a response |
| reassortment | change, new type of virus |
| receive | get, admit, welcome |
| recipient | person who gets something |
| recognize | accept, know, see, find |
| recombinant | new gene combination |
| recover | get better, feel better, heal |
| recrudescence | when someone who seemed better gets sick again, relapse |
| recuperate | get better, feel better, get well, recover |
| recur | come back, get again, happen again |
| reduce | lower, cut, trim, dilute |
| redundant | extra, not needed, excess, surplus, spare |
| regarding | about |
| regimen | diet, plan, program |
| register | sign up, sign in |
| regular | usual, normal, everyday, common |
| regulate | control, restrict, watch over, govern |
| regulation | rule, law |
| rehabilitate | get better, restore |
| reimburse | pay back, refund |
| reinforce | make stronger, brace, support |
| reiterate | repeat, say again |
| relief | feel better, ease, not as bad, ease or lessening from pain or discomfort |
| relieve | ease, make better, soothe, rest |
| remission | period of time when a disease is not active |
| renal | related to the kidney |
| request | ask for, beg |
| require | need, ask for |
| requirements | needs, regulations |
| rescind | cancel, take away |
| resemble | look like, take after, match |
| reside | be in, live in |
| residence | home, apartment, house |
| Residual Seizure Disorder | seizures, sudden attack, brain problem |
| respiration | breathing |
| respiratory therapist | breathing therapist |
| respite | rest, relief |
| respond | answer |
| restrain | hold back, stop |
| retain | keep |
| retrieve | get, bring back, get back |
| reveal | show, tell |
| review | go over, check |
| Reye’s Syndrome | brain disease in children |
| rheumatoid arthritis | disease of joints, joint swelling |
| rheumatologist | joint, bone, and immune system doctor |
| rheumatology | study of the immune system, joints, and bones |
| risk reduction | reducing the chance of something (usually negative) happening |
| risk | chance |
| Rotavirus | germ causing stomach flu |
| Rubella | German measles |
| Rubeola | measles |
| rupture | break, burst, break open |
| Source: CDC Plain Language Thesaurus for Health Communications. Other related materials: Vaccines & Immunizations Glossary; Harvard School of Public Health "Plain Language Glossaries" for asthma, arthritis, and lupus; Medical Library Association "Deciphering Medspeak" for diabetes, stroke, and HIV-AIDS |
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