| rationalize |
apologize: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" cut: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits" think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize" remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"
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| RAIU |
radioactive iodine uptake test: radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland
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| rawboned |
having a lean and bony physique; "a rawboned cow hand"
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| radiation therapy |
radiotherapy: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
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| radical mastectomy |
removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
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