Glossary of terms

That medical terms are complicated? Yes, we agree. But they can be explained. That's why we've put together an easy-to-understand medical glossary, where you'll find all sorts of terms from the world of medicine, diagnostics and related fields. So that you don't have to get confused anymore.

R

Recurrence risk

Recurrence risk – the risk to a couple that their next child will be affected as much as their previous child.

Reverse transcriptase

Reverse transcriptase – a viral enzyme that makes copies of DNA from a template RNA.

Red blood cells in urine

Red blood cells in urine – this condition is technically called hematuria and is the finding of red blood cells in the urine

Rheumatoid factor

Rheumatoid factor (RF) – an autoantibody, which is an antibody (most often IgG) that the immune system mistakenly directs against the body's own tissues

Reference values

Reference values ​​– sometimes referred to as normal values ​​– are the range of laboratory results that can be considered normal in a healthy population