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- R -

• R/O

rule out



• Ra

radium



• RA

rheumatoid arthritis; right atrium



• RAF

rheumatoid arthritis factor



• Rb

rubidium



• RBC

red blood cell



• RBP

retinol binding protein



• RC

red cell; retrograde cystogram



• RCMI

red cell morphology index



• rd

rutherford



• RDS

respiratory distress syndrome



• RDW

red cell distribution width



• Re

rhenium



• repet

to be repeated (repetatur)



• RF

renal failure; rheumatoid factor



• Rf

rutherfordium



• Rh

rhodium; rhesus



• RhIG

Rho(D) immune globulin



• Rho(D)

red cell antigen



• RI

reticulocyte index



• RIA

radioimmunoassay



• RID

radial immunodiffusion



• RIPA

radioimmunoprecipitation



• RISA

radioiodinated serum albumin



• RMSF

Rocky Mountain spotted fever



• RN

registered nurse



• Rn

radon



• RNA

ribonucleic acid



• RNP

ribonucleoprotein



• RODAC

replicate organism detection and counting



• RPR

rapid plasma reagin



• RSV

respiratory syncytial virus



• RTA

renal tubular acidosis