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Receptive language disorder

difficulty attending to, processing, comprehending, and/or retaining spoken language.

Receptive or Expressive Language Therapy

designed to help understand language (receptive), or produce language (expressive).

Recurrent pneumonia

condition associated with immune problems, aspiration of fluids into the lung from the esophagus or underlying lung disease that result in repeated inflammation of the lung causing pneumonia.

Recurrent Urinary Tract infections

infection anywhere along the urinary tract.

Resection surgery

surgical removal of part of an organ or a structure, or removal of the articular ends of one or both bones forming a joint.

Resting or intention tremor

A tremor which occurs when a limb is resting in a relaxed state, fully supported.

Routine Electroencephalogram (20 minute

A recording of electrical brain waves.

Rubella

also called the German measles. causes slight fever, a rash and swelling of the glands in the neck. can also cause brain swelling or a problem with bleeding.