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Adjectival Hyphens
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"RPAO: routine post-anaesthetic observations"

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"A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - misc"

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"ROC: receiver operating characteristic curve"

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List Caps
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"R"

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"Ra: radium"

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"Rad: cgs unit of absorbed radiation dose"

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"Rb: rubidium"

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"R-BCS: repeat breast-conserving surgery"

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"Rathke cleft cyst"

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"R-CHOP: rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin (hydroxydaunomycin), oncovin (vincristine), prednisolone"

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"Rd: rutherford"

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"RdRp: RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene"

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"Re: rhenium"

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"ReA: reactive arthritis"

Line 117:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Recons: reconstructions"

Line 122:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Reg: registrar"

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"Rem: roentgen equivalent man"

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"Rems: radiofrequency echographic multispectrometry"

Line 127:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Rep: roentgen equivalent physical"

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"Resus: resuscitation"

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"Rh"

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"Rn: radon"

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"R/O"

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"RöFo: Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren"

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"Royal Society of Medicine (UK)"

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"Ru: ruthenium"

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"Rx: prescription (originally, and strictly, ℞, shorthand for recipe, in Latin = take thou)"

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Acronyms
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"RA"

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"RAA: right atrial appendage"

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"RAAS: renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system"

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"RACF: residential aged-care facility"

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"RAD"

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"RADU: renal artery doppler ultrasound"

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"RAGE: Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-products"

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"RAI: radioactive Iodine"

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"RAI-R: radioactive iodine resistant"

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"RAIR"

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"RAL: remote afterloading (in radiotherapy)"

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"RALP: robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy"

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"RAMC: Royal Army Medical Corps (UK)"

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"RAMC: Royal Army Medical Corps (UK)"

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"RANK: receptor activator of nuclear factor-Kappa B"

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"RANO: response assessment in neuro-oncology"

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"RANZCR: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists"

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"RAO: right anterior oblique"

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"RAP: recurrent acute pancreatitis"

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"RAPN: robot-assisted partial nephrectomy"

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"RAR: renal-to-aortic ratio"

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"RARP: robot-assisted radical prostatectomy"

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"RAS"

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"RAW: relapse-associated worsening"

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"RAZ: right apical zone"

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"RB: rectal balloon"

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"RBBB: right bundle branch block"

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"RBC: red blood cells"

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"R-BCS: repeat breast-conserving surgery"

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"RB-ILD: respiratory bronchiolitis-interstitial lung disease"

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"RC: rotator cuff"

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"RCA"

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"RCC"

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"RCCA: right common carotid artery"

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"RCH: remote cerebellar haemorrhage"

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"R-CHOP: rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin (hydroxydaunomycin), oncovin (vincristine), prednisolone"

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"RCJ: radiocarpal joint"

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"RCL: radial collateral ligament complex of the elbow"

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"RCM: restrictive cardiomyopathy"

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"RCR: Royal College of Radiologists (UK)"

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"RCR: Royal College of Radiologists (UK)"

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"RCVS: reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome"

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"RD: resident doctor"

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"RDC: rapid diagnostic centre"

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"RDMQ: Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire"

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"RdRp: RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene"

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"RdRp: RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene"

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"RDS: respiratory distress syndrome"

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"RDU: recreational drug use"

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"RDW: red cell distribution width"

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"RE: right eye"

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"REBOA: resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta"

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"REC: Research Ethics Committee"

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"RECIBM: Response Evaluation Criteria in Bone Metastases"

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"RECIST: Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours"

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"RELN: reelin gene"

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"RES"

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"RF"

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"RFA: radiofrequency ablation"

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"RFB: rectal foreign body"

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"RFID: radiofrequency identification"

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"RF-MLA: random forest machine-learning algorithm (in fMRI)"

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"RFT: right ventricular false tendon"

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"RFTC: radiofrequency thermal coagulation"

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"RGA: right gastric artery"

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"RGEA: right gastroepiploic artery"

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"RHA: right hepatic artery"

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"RHC: right heart catheterisation"

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"RHD"

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"RHE: relative hepatic enhancement"

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"RHS: right hand side"

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"RHV: right hepatic vein"

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"RI"

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"RIDDLE: radiosensitivity, immunodeficiency, dysmorphic features and learning difficulties"

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"RIF: right iliac fossa"

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"RIFLE: Risk, Injury, Failure,Loss, End-stage kidney disease"

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"RIG: radiologically inserted gastrostomy"

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"RIGS: radioimmunoguided surgery"

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"RIH: right inguinal hernia"

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"RIHD: radiation-induced heart disease"

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"RIJ: right internal jugular"

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"RIJV: right internal jugular vein"

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"RILD: radiation induced lung disease"

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"RILD-SS: radiation induced lung disease-specific survival"

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"RILI: radiation induced lung injury"

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"RIMA: right internal mammary artery"

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"RIPE: Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, and Ethambutol"

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"RIRS: retrograde intrarenal surgery"

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"RIS"

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"RISEN: robust incomplete sequence estimation network"

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"RITA: right internal thoracic artery"

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"RK: right kidney"

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"RL: Ringer's lactate"

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"R-L: Right - Left"

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"RLE: right lower extremity"

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"RLL"

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"RLN: recurrent laryngeal nerve"

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"RLQ: right lower quadrant"

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"RLT: radioligand therapy"

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"RLZ: right lower zone"

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"RMB: right main bronchus"

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"RML: right middle lobe"

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"RMO: resident medical officer"

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"RMS"

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"RMT: retromolar trigone"

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"RMTA: Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturers and Theranostics Alliance"

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"RMZ: right middle zone"

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"RN: registered nurse"

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"RNA: ribonucleic acid"

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"RNFL: retinal nerve fibre layer"

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"RNS: repetitive nerve stimulation"

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"RO: right ovary"

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"ROC: receiver operating characteristic curve"

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"ROI: region of interest"

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"ROLL: radioguided occult lesion localisation"

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"ROM"

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"ROP: retinopathy of prematurity"

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"ROS"

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"ROSC: return of spontaneous circulation"

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"ROSE: rapid on-site evaluation"

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"ROSIS: Radiation Oncology Safety Information System"

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"ROTEM: rotational thromboelastometry"

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"RP"

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"RPA: right pulmonary artery"

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"RPAO: routine post-anaesthetic observations"

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"RPOC: retained products of conception"

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"RPL: recurrent pregnancy loss"

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"RPLND: retroperitoneal lymph node dissection"

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"RPLS: reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome"

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"RPP: radical perineal prostatectomy"

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"RPS: retroperitoneal sarcoma"

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"RPT: radiopharmaceutical therapy"

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"RPW: relative percentage washout (adrenal CT washout)"

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"RQS: radiomics quality score"

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"RR: respiratory rate"

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"RRA: right renal artery"

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"RRMS: relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis"

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"RRP: radical retropubic prostatectomy"

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"RRR:"

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"RRSD: Relative Risk Standard Deviation"

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"RRT: renal replacement therapy"

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"RS: respiratory system"

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"RSBI: rapid shallow breathing index"

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"RSCA: right subclavian artery"

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"RSD: reflex sympathetic dystrophy"

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"RSI"

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"RSM"

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"Royal Society of Medicine (UK)"

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"RSNA: Radiological Society of North America"

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"RSO: resident surgical officer"

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"RSS: reflux symptom score"

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"RSW: right-sided weakness"

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"RSWP: radial-sided wrist pain"

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"RSX: radiosurgery"

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"RT"

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"RTA"

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"RTC: road traffic collision"

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"RTT: return to theatre"

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"RTI: respiratory tract infection"

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"RTX"

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"RUE: right upper extremity"

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"RUL"

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"RULM: Revised Upper Limb Module"

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"RUO: right ureteric orifice"

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"RUQ: right upper quadrant"

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"RUZ: right upper zone"

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"RUSH: rapid ultrasound in shock"

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"RV"

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"RVA: right vertebral artery"

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"RVAD: right ventricular assist device"

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"RVCL-S: retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukoencephalopathy and systemic manifestations"

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"RVD"

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"RVF: right ventricular failure"

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"RVGLS: right ventricular global longitudinal strain"

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"RVH: right ventricular hypertrophy"

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"RVOT: right ventricular outflow tract"

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"RVR: rapid ventricular rate/response (in atrial fibrillation)"

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"RVSD: right ventricular systolic dysfunction"

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"RVSP: right ventricular systolic pressure"

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"RVT: renal vein thrombosis"

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"RWMA: regional wall motion abnormalities or regional wall motion abnormality"

Line 398:8 · 'RWMA' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
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"RAGE: Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-products"

Line 35:12 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Receptor for'.

"RAMC: Royal Army Medical Corps (UK)"

Line 47:12 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Royal Army'.

"RDMQ: Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire"

Line 110:12 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Roland-Morris Disability'.

"REC: Research Ethics Committee"

Line 119:11 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Research Ethics'.

"RECIBM: Response Evaluation Criteria in Bone Metastases"

Line 120:14 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Response Evaluation'.

"RIFLE: Risk, Injury, Failure,Loss, End-stage kidney disease"

Line 184:13 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Risk, Injury'.

"RIPE: Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, and Ethambutol"

Line 195:12 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Rifampicin, Isoniazid'.

"RL: Ringer's lactate"

Line 207:10 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Ringer's lactate</p></li'.

"R-L: Right - Left"

Line 208:11 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Right'.

"RMTA: Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturers and Theranostics Alliance"

Line 235:12 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturers'.

"ROSIS: Radiation Oncology Safety Information System"

Line 273:13 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Radiation Oncology'.

"RRSD: Relative Risk Standard Deviation"

Line 307:12 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Relative Risk'.

"RULM: Revised Upper Limb Module"

Line 368:12 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Revised Upper'.
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