Neurological⭐⭐ Common
Radiating Pain
/RAY-dee-ay-ting payn/Simple Meaning:
Pain spreading outward from its origin to another area.
Pain traveling along a anatomical dermatome or nerve tract distant from the primary site of tissue injury.
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Neurological⭐⭐ Common
Referred Pain
/rih-FURD payn/Simple Meaning:
Pain felt in a body location away from its actual source.
Nociceptive sensation perceived at a site distant from the affected visceral organ due to shared spinal cord nerve roots.
General Medical⭐⭐ Common
Recurrent
/rih-KUR-uhnt/Simple Meaning:
Happening repeatedly over time.
Medical events or disease episodes that return after periods of clinical remission.
Gastrointestinal⭐⭐ Common
Retching
/RECH-ing/Simple Meaning:
Repeated, involuntary attempts to vomit without expelling contents.
Spasmodic respiratory and abdominal muscle contractions accompanying nausea prior to or following emesis.
Neurological⭐⭐ Common
Rigidity
/rih-JID-ih-tee/Simple Meaning:
Abnormal involuntary muscle stiffness or hardness.
Hypertonia displaying constant uniform resistance to passive joint stretch (Lead-pipe or Cogwheel rigidity).
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