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  • Resection

    ree-SEK-shun

    Surgery to remove tissue or part or all of an organ.

  • Resident

    A physician in the second or third year of training after completing medical school.

  • Resistance

    The inherent ability of an organism to resist harmful influences.

  • Respiration

    The process of breathing.

  • Respiratory therapist

    (RES-pih-ruh-TOR-ee THAYR-uh-pist)

    A health professional trained to evaluate and treat people who have breathing problems or other lung disorders.

  • Respiratory tract

    (RES-pih-ruh-TOR-ee trakt)

    The organs that are involved in breathing. These include the nose, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs. Also called respiratory system.

  • Retina

    (REH-tih-nuh)

    The light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye that receive images and sends them as electric signals through the optic nerve to the brain.

  • Retinoblastoma

    REH-tih-noh-blas-TOH-muh

    Cancer that forms in the tissues of the retina (the light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye). Retinoblastoma usually occurs in children younger than 5 years. It may be hereditary or nonhereditary (sporadic).

  • Reye syndrome

    (ray SIN-drome)

    A rare disease that damages the brain and liver and causes death if not treated.

  • Rhabdomyosarcoma

    RAB-doh-MY-oh-sar-KOH-muh

    Cancer that forms in the soft tissues in a type of muscle called striated muscle. Rhabdomyosarcoma can occur anywhere in the body.