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Rotavirus
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Rotavirus The most common cause of infectious diarrhea in the United States, especially in children under age 2.
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Diarrhea
Passage of excessively liquid or excessively frequent stools.
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Renal
Pertains to kidneys.
Respiratory system
The group of organs responsible for carrying oxygen from the air to the bloodstream and for expelling carbon dioxide.
Retching
Dry vomiting.
Rhinitis
An inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the nose, often due to allergy to pollen, dust or other airborne substances, which causes sneezing, itching, a runny nose and nasal congestion.
RICE treatment
Rest, ice, compression, and elevation.
Rotavirus
Rupture
A break or tear in any organ or soft tissue.
Rapism
The condition in which a person is dependent on the terrified resistance of a nonconsenting stranger, under conditions of unexpected assault and threats of further violence, in order to obtain erotic arousal and facilitate and achieve orgasm. The rape may be replayed in fantasy while masturbating or copulating. True rape is not the same as the coercive imposition of coitus on an acquaintance or spouse.
Reciprocation
The mutual process of adaptation, one to the other, as when the behavior of a person of one sex adapts itself to the behavior of the other.
Reductionism
The theoretically incorrect practice of reducing causality that is complex and multivariate to a single or univariate cause.
Renifleurism
Sexuoerotic stimulation from the odor of urine.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Diarrhea
Passage of excessively liquid or excessively frequent stools.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Renal
Pertains to kidneys.
Respiratory system
The group of organs responsible for carrying oxygen from the air to the bloodstream and for expelling carbon dioxide.
Retching
Dry vomiting.
Rhinitis
An inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the nose, often due to allergy to pollen, dust or other airborne substances, which causes sneezing, itching, a runny nose and nasal congestion.
RICE treatment
Rest, ice, compression, and elevation.
Rotavirus
Rupture
A break or tear in any organ or soft tissue.
Rapism
The condition in which a person is dependent on the terrified resistance of a nonconsenting stranger, under conditions of unexpected assault and threats of further violence, in order to obtain erotic arousal and facilitate and achieve orgasm. The rape may be replayed in fantasy while masturbating or copulating. True rape is not the same as the coercive imposition of coitus on an acquaintance or spouse.
Reciprocation
The mutual process of adaptation, one to the other, as when the behavior of a person of one sex adapts itself to the behavior of the other.
Reductionism
The theoretically incorrect practice of reducing causality that is complex and multivariate to a single or univariate cause.
Renifleurism
Sexuoerotic stimulation from the odor of urine.
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