Pharmacology Terms

Name Description
Rash A temporary eruption on the skin.
Refrigerant An agent that relieves feverishness and thrust or produces a feeling of coolness.
Remittent fever Fever in which the temperature fluctuates considerably, but does not drop to the normal.
Renal Relating to kidneys.
Repellent a substance supposed to keep bats away, a substance supposed to keep snakes away, a substance supposed to keep ticks away.
Resolvent Which reduces swelling or inflammation.
Restorative recovery or revitalization of health.
Retinitis Inflammation of retina.
Rheumatism An indefinite terms used for pains and inflammation in the muscles, joints & tissues resulting in discomfort or disability.
Rickets A vitamin-D deficiency of the young, often marked by the faulty ossification of bone.