| RSI | rapid-sequence induction; rapid sequence intubation; repetition strain injury |
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| RP | radial pulse; radiopharmaceutical; rapid processing [of film]; Raynaud phenomenon; reactive protein;... |
| RPT | rapid pull-through; refractory period of transmission; Registered Physical Therapist; renal parenchy... |
| AERP | antegrade effective refractory period; atrial effective refractory period |
| ARP | absolute refractory period; American Registry of Pathologists; anticipated recovery path; apolipopro... |
| refractory period, psychological | A delayed response interval occurring when two stimuli are presented in close succession. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| relative refractory period | The period between the effective refractory period and the end of the refractory period; fibres then respond only to high intensity stimuli and the impulses conduct more slowly than normally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vulnerable period | Vulnerable period of heart, a brief time during the cardiac cycle when stimuli are particularly likely to induce repetitive activity like tachycardia, flutter, or fibrillation which persists after the stimulus has ceased; for the ventricle, it occurs during the latter part of systole, during the relative refractory period coincident with the inscription of the latter half of the T wave of the electrocardiogram. (05 Mar 2000) |
| menstrual period | <medicine> The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative organs. Origin: L. Mensis month, pl. Menses months, and the monthly courses of women. Cf. Month. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| period | Drosophila gene regulating circadian rhythm. See: timeless. (18 Nov 1997) |
| missed period | The failure of menstruation to occur in any month at the expected time. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mitotic period | The period of the cell cycle in which all phases of mitosis occur. Synonym: M phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wenckebach period | A sequence of cardiac cycles in the electrocardiogram ending in a dropped beat due to A-V block, the preceding cycles showing progressively lengthening P-R intervals; the P-R interval following the dropped beat is again shortened. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crisis period | A situation in which most of the secondary cells in a culture die off, even though conditions exist which should normally be favorable for their growth. (09 Oct 1997) |
| critical period | <psychology> A specific stage in animal and human development during which certain types of behaviour normally are shaped and molded for life. (12 Dec 1998) |
| postoperative period | The period following a surgical operation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| postprandial period | Occurring after dinner, or after a meal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hamilton period | <geology> A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; so named from Hamilton, Madison Co, new York. It includes the Marcellus, Hamilton, and Genesee epochs or groups. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| preejection period | The interval between onset of QRS complex and cardiac ejection; electromechanical systole minus ejection time. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prepatent period | <microbiology> The period of time equivalent to the incubation period of parasite infections compared with microbial infections. It is biologically different, because the parasite is undergoing developmental stages in the host, and the prepatent period represents the time from infection until a female starts to produce eggs, and is equivalent to the latent period in microparasitic infections. (21 Jun 2000) |