| rehab | Short for Rehabilitation. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| rehabilitation | The return of function after illness or injury, often with the assistance of specialised medical professionals. (16 Dec 1997) |
| rehabilitation centres | Facilities which provide programs for rehabilitating the mentally or physically disabled individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rehabilitation nursing | The diagnosis and treatment of human responses of individuals and groups to actual or potential health problems with the characteristics of altered functional ability and altered life-style. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rehabilitation of hearing impaired | Procedures for assisting a person with a hearing disorder to maximum comprehension in communication. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rehabilitation of speech and language disorders | Procedures for assisting a person with a speech or language disorder to communicate with maximum efficiency. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rehabilitation, vocational | Training of the mentally or physically disabled in work skills so they may be returned to regular employment utilizing these skills. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rehearsal | A process associated with enhancing short-term and long-term memory wherein newly presented information, such as a name or a list of words, is repeated to oneself one or more times in order not to forget it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rehfuss method | Fractional method of gastric activity: a fine tube with fenestrated metal tip is passed into the stomach after a test meal, and small quantities (6 or 8 ml) of the stomach contents are removed at 15-minute intervals and examined. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rehfuss stomach tube | A tube with a calibrated syringe, formerly used for aspiration of stomach contents in gastric analysis; replaced by plastic disposable stomach tube's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rehfuss, Martin | <person> U.S. Physician, 1887-1964. See: Rehfuss method, Rehfuss stomach tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rehydrate | To restore water. If a child has severe diarrhoea, loses a lot of water in the stools and so becomes seriously dehydrated, it is imperative to rehydrate that child properly and promptly. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rehydration | The restoration of water or of fluid content to a body or to substance which has become dehydrated. (18 Nov 1997) |
| rehydration solutions | Fluids restored to the body in order to maintain normal water-electrolyte balance. (12 Dec 1998) |