| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Resting or intention tremor |
A tremor which occurs when a limb is resting in a relaxed state, fully supported. |
| Routine Electroencephalogram |
A 20 minute recording of electrical brain waves. |
| Rubella |
Also called the German measles. Rubella causes slight fever, a rash and swelling of the glands in the neck. It can also cause brain swelling or a problem with bleeding. |
