Glossary - Q-R
Q
- Quincy
- An inflammation of the throat or adjacent region, especially of the fauces or tonsils, with considerable swelling, painful and impeded ability to swallow, inflammatory fever, and sometimes a danger of suffocation. (Synonyms: squinancy, squinzey.)
R
- Rectitis
- Proctitis.
- Rectocele
- A bulging of the rectum into the vagina.
- Refrigerant
- A medicine that cools the body, allays fever.
- Relaxant
- An agent that lessens tension.
- Repellent
- A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid (swollen, inflated).
- Repercussive
- Reduces swelling or tumor.
- Resolvent
- Disperses inflammatory or other tumors, or dead or dying tissues.
- Restorative
- Restores normal function.
- Rheumatic
- Relating to rheumatism, any of several diseases characterized by inflammation and pain in muscles or joints.
- Rheumatic fever
- A disease involving inflammation of joints and damage to heart valves that follows infection by Streptococcus.
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- A chronic inflammatory disease marked by destruction of joints.
- Rickets
- A childhood bone formation disease resulting from inadequate calcium and phosphorus due to insufficient sunlight or vitamin D.
- Rinderpest
- An acute infectious viral disease of cattle marked by diphtheritic inflammation of mucous membranes.
- Ringworm
- A fungal skin infection, typically a scaly, ring-shaped reddening on the skin, and commonly seen in children. May be treated with an antifungal cream such as clotrimazole or miconazole (also see Tinea).
- Roborant
- A strengthening medicine or tonic.
- Rubefacient
- An external stimulant which when applied to the skin produces mild irritation accompanied by reddening. This may be desired to counter irritation (see Counterirritant).