| grateful med | A microcomputer-based software package providing a user-friendly interface to the medlars system of the national library of medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| REP | <radiobiology, unit> A roentgen equivalent physical is a unit of absorbed radiation approximately equivalent to a roentgen, an international unit of x- or gamma-radiation. An obsolete unit of measurement; that quantity of ionizing radiation of any kind which, upon absorption by living tissue, produces an energy gain per gram of tissue equivalent to that produced by 1 roentgen of X-rays or gamma-rays. Acronym: rep See: rad. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rep protein | <protein> A protein that triggers a plasmid's replication. An acronym for Repetitive Extragenic Palindromicprotein, this protein is an enzyme produced by a mutant strain of E. Coli that unwinds the DNA helix. (09 Oct 1997) |
| rep-silver | Money anciently paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of the customary service of reaping his corn or grain. See: Reap. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| racquet sports | Games in which players use a racquet to hit a ball or similar type object. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sports | Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sports equipment | Equipment required for engaging in a sport (such as balls, bats, rackets, skis, skates, ropes, weights) and devices for the protection of athletes during their performance (such as masks, gloves, mouth pieces). (12 Dec 1998) |
| sports medicine | The field of medicine concerned with physical fitness and the diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in sports activities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| doping in sports | Illegitimate use of drugs for a desired effect in competitive sports; includes humans and animals. (12 Dec 1998) |