| REP | replication protein; rest-exercise program; retrograde pyelogram; roentgen equivalent-physical |
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| REST | Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal motor dysfunction, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia [syndrome]; re... |
| RICE | rest, ice, compression, and elevation |
| ROW | Rendu-Osler-Weber [syndrome]; rest of the world |
| RP | radial pulse; radiopharmaceutical; rapid processing [of film]; Raynaud phenomenon; reactive protein;... |
| mesonephric rest | Remnants of the wolffian duct in the female genital tract that give rise to cysts; e.g., Gartner's cyst. Synonym: mesonephric rest. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cingulum rest | The rigid part of a removable partial denture supported by a prepared rest area on the cingulum of an anterior tooth or crown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic rest position | The usual position of the mandible when the patient is resting comfortably in the upright position and the condyles are in a neutral unstrained position in the glenoid fossae. See: rest relation. Synonym: postural position, postural resting position, rest position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Walthard's cell rest | A nest of epithelial cells occurring in the peritoneum of the uterine tubes or ovary; when neoplastic, possibly comprising one of the components of the Brenner tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wolffian rest | Remnants of the wolffian duct in the female genital tract that give rise to cysts; e.g., Gartner's cyst. Synonym: mesonephric rest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| precision rest | A rest consisting of closely interlocking parts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisal rest | The portion of a removable partial denture supported by an incisal edge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interocclusal rest space | The vertical distance between the opposing occlusal surfaces, assuming rest relation unless otherwise designated. Synonym: interocclusal rest space. Synonym: freeway space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occlusal rest | A rigid extension of a removable partial denture onto the occlusal surface of a posterior tooth for support of the prosthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occlusal rest bar | A minor connector used to attach an occlusal rest to a major part of a removable partial denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| knife-rest crystal | A crystal of ammoniomagnesium phosphate found in alkaline urine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual rest | A metallic extension onto the lingual surface of a tooth to provide support or indirect retention for a removable partial denture. (05 Mar 2000) |