Exercises and treatments that help improve or restore lung function. … [Read more...]
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respiratory therapist
A health professional trained to evaluate and treat people who have breathing problems or other lung disorders. … [Read more...]
respiratory system
The organs that are involved in breathing. These include the nose, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs. Also called respiratory tract. … [Read more...]
respiratory syncytial virus
A virus that causes respiratory infections with cold-like symptoms. Also called RSV. … [Read more...]
respirator
In medicine, a machine used to help a patient breathe. Also called ventilator. … [Read more...]
resorption
A process in which a substance, such as tissue, is lost by being destroyed and then absorbed by the body. … [Read more...]
resectoscope
A thin, tube-like instrument used to remove tissue from inside the body. A resectoscope has a light and lens for viewing. It also has a tool to remove tissue … [Read more...]
reproductive system
The organs involved in producing offspring. In women, this system includes the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, the uterus, the cervix, and the vagina. In men, it … [Read more...]
reproductive cell
An egg or sperm cell. Each mature reproductive cell carries a single set of 23 chromosomes. … [Read more...]
replication cycle
In biology, refers to the reproduction cycle of viruses. A repliction cycle begins with the infection of a host cell and ends with the release of mature progeny … [Read more...]