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R-flurbiprofen  

r-tPA  

R101933  

R115777  

rabies  

radiation  (ray-dee-AY-shun)

radiation fibrosis  (ray-dee-AY-shun fye-BRO-sis)

radiation nurse  

radiation oncologist  (ray-dee-AY-shun on-KOL-o-jist)

radiation physicist  

radiation surgery  

radiation therapist  

radiation therapy  (ray-dee-AY-shun THER-ah-pee)

radical cystectomy  (RAD-ih-kal sis-TEK-toe-mee)

radical hysterectomy  (hiss-ter-EK-toe-mee)

radical lymph node dissection  

radical mastectomy  (RAD-ih-kul mas-TEK-toe-mee)

radical nephrectomy  (RAD-ih-kul neh-FREK-toe-mee)

radical perineal prostatectomy  (RAD-ih-kul peh-ri-NEE-al pros-ta-TEK-toe-mee)

radical prostatectomy  (RAD-ih-kal pros-ta-TEK-toe-mee)

radical retropubic prostatectomy  (RAD-ih-kul re-tro-PYOO-bik pros-ta-TEK-toe-mee)

radioactive  (RAY-dee-o-AK-tiv)

radioactive drug  

radioactive fallout  (RAY-dee-o-AK-tiv)

radioactive iodine  (RAY-dee-o-AK-tiv EYE-uh-dine)

radioactive palladium  

radioactive seed  

radiofrequency ablation  

radioimmunoguided surgery  

radioimmunotherapy  

radioisotope  

radiolabeled  

radiologic exam  

radiologist  (RAY-dee-OL-o-jist)

radiology  

radionuclide scanning  (RAY-dee-oh-NOO-klyde SKAN-ing)

radiopharmaceutical  

radiosensitization  

radiosensitizer  

radiosurgery  

radiotherapy  (RAY-dee-o-THER-a-pee)

radon  (RAY-don)

raloxifene  

raltitrexed  

randomization  

randomized clinical trial  

ranpirnase  

rapamycin  

rapid hormone cycling  

rapid-onset opioid  

ras gene  

ras peptide  (rass PEP-tide)

rasburicase  

rattlesnake root  

ravuconazole  

RBC  

rebeccamycin  

rebeccamycin analog  

receptor  

recombinant  

recombinant tissue plasminogen activator  

reconstructive surgeon  

reconstructive surgery  

rectal  

rectum  

recur  

recurrence  

recurrent cancer  

red blood cell  

red clover  

red date  

red elm  

Reed-Sternberg cell  

reflux  

refractory  

refractory cancer  

regeneration  

regimen  

regional  

regional cancer  

regional chemotherapy  (kee-mo-THER-a-pee)

regional enteritis  

regional lymph node  

regional lymph node dissection  

regression  

rehabilitation specialist  

relapse  

relative survival rate  

relaxation technique  

remission  

remission induction therapy  

remote brachytherapy  

renal artery  

renal capsule  

renal cell cancer  

renal collecting tubule  

renal fascia  

renal glomerulus  

renal pelvis  

renal tubular acidosis  (REE-nal TOO-bu-lar as-ih-DO-sis)

replicate  

replication cycle  

reproductive cell  

reproductive system  

resectable  (ree-SEK-tuh-bull)

resected  

resection  (ree-SEK-shun)

residual disease  

resistance  

resorption  

respiratory syncytial virus  

respiratory system  (RES-pih-ra-tor-ee)

respiratory therapy  (RES-pih-ra-tor-ee)

respiratory tract  

response  

response rate  

resting  

retinoblastoma  

retinoid  

retinol  

retinyl palmitate  

retroperitoneal  (RET-row-PAIR-ih-toe-NEE-ul)

retropubic prostatectomy  (re-tro-PYOO-bik pros-ta-TEK-toe-mee)

retrospective  

retrospective cohort study  

retrospective study  

retroviral vector  

retrovirus  

RevM10 gene  

rhabdoid tumor  

rhabdomyosarcoma  

rheumatism  

rhinoscope  

rhinoscopy  

rhizoxin  

rhubarb  

ribavirin  

ribonucleic acid  

ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor  

rifampin  

risedronate  (ris-ED-roe-nate)

risk factor  

ritonavir  

rituximab  

RK-0202  

RMP-7  

RNA  

Ro 31-7453  

Ro 50-3821  

rofecoxib  

rosiglitazone  

RPI.4610  

RPR 109881A  

RSR13  

RSV  

 

 

 

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