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Rabies | 5 Members |
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Rabies (from a Latin word meaning rage) is a viral disease that causes acute encephalitis in animals and people. It can affect most species of warm-blooded animals, but is rare among herbivores. In unvaccinated humans, rabies is a...
Category: Infectious Diseases
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Rape | 3473 Members |
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Rape is, in most jurisdictions, a crime defined as sexual intercourse or penetration without valid consent by both parties. In many jurisdictions, the penetration of the anus or the vagina can be considered rape (although most jur...
Category: Traumas & Injuries
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Raynaud's Disease | 304 Members |
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Raynaud's disease (RAY-noz) is a condition that affects blood flow to the extremities which include the fingers, toes, nose and ears when exposed to temperature changes or stress. It was named after Maurice Raynaud (1834 - 1881), ...
Category: Muscles & Bones
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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy | 234 Members |
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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic condition characterized by severe pain following injury to bone and soft tissue. The International Association for the Study of Pain has divided CRPS into two types based on the p...
Category: Muscles & Bones
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Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer) | 387 Members |
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Renal cell carcinoma, also known by a gurnistical tumor, is the most common form of kidney cancer arising from the renal tubule. It is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Initial therapy is with surgery. It is notorio...
Category: Cancers
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Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) | 22 Members |
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Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a disease that occurs when the kidneys fail to excrete
acids into the urine, which causes a person’s blood to remain too acidic. Without
proper treatment, chronic acidity of the blood leads to gro...
Category: Kidneys & Bladder
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus | 5 Members |
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Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes respiratory tract infections in patients of all ages. It is the major cause of lower respiratory tract infection during infancy and childhood. In temperate climates there is an annual...
Category: Infectious Diseases
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Restless Legs Syndrome | 547 Members |
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RLS may be described as uncontrollable urges to move the limbs in order to stop uncomfortable, painful or odd sensations in the body, most commonly in the legs. Moving the affected body part eliminates the sensation, providing tem...
Category: Sleep Disorders
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Retinal Detachment | 50 Members |
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Retinal detachment is a disorder of the eye in which the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue. Initial detachment may be localized, but without rapid treatment the entire retina may detach, leading to visi...
Category: Ears, Eyes & Mouth
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Retinitis Pigmentosa | 68 Members |
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Retinitis pigmentosa, or RP, is a genetic eye condition. In the progression of symptoms for RP, night blindness generally precedes tunnel vision by years or even decades. Many people with RP do not become legally blind until their...
Category: Ears, Eyes & Mouth
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Rett Syndrome | 22 Members |
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Rett syndrome (Rett syndrome, Rett's disorder) is a progressive neurological disorder. The symptoms of this disorder are easily confused with those of cerebral palsy. The clinical diagnosis specifies a small head and small hands a...
Category: Developmental & Learning Disorders
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Rhabdomyolysis | 8 Members |
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Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of skeletal muscle due to injury, either mechanical, physical or chemical. The principal result of this process is acute renal failure due to accumulation of muscle breakdown products in the bloodst...
Category: Muscles & Bones
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Rhabdomyosarcoma | 40 Members |
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A rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of cancer, specifically a sarcoma (cancer of connective tissues), in which the cancer cells are thought to arise from skeletal muscle progenitors. It can also be found attached to muscle tissue, wrappe...
Category: Cancers
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Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1439 Members |
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is traditionally considered a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the joints. It is a disabling and painful inflammatory condition, which can lead to substant...
Category: Muscles & Bones
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever | 11 Members |
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the most severe and most frequently reported rickettsial illness in the United States, and has been diagnosed throughout the Americas. Some synonyms for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in other countri...
Category: Infectious Diseases
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Rosacea | 189 Members |
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Rosacea is a common but often misunderstood condition that is estimated to affect over 45 million people worldwide. It begins as flushing and redness on the central face and across the cheeks, nose, or forehead but can also less c...
Category: Skin & Hair
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Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome | 1 Member |
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Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (also known as Broad Thumb-Hallux syndrome) is a condition characterized by short stature, moderate to severe mental retardation, distinctive facial features, and broad thumbs and first toes. Other featur...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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