| R |
i organic radical |
| |
ii Reamur |
| |
iii resistance |
| |
iv right |
| |
v roentgen (replaced by
C/kg) |
| |
vi coefficient of multiple
correlation |
| |
| r |
i ring chromasome |
| |
ii roentgen (replaced by
C/kg) |
| |
iii correlation coefficient |
| |
| R1929 |
azaperone |
| |
| R2028 |
fluanisone |
| |
| R4749 |
droperidol |
| |
| RA |
i ragocyte |
| |
ii rheumatoid arthritis |
| |
iii right atrium |
| |
| Ra |
chemical symbol radium |
| |
| RAAS |
rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone
system |
| |
| RABDF |
Royal Association of British
Dairy Farmers |
| |
| RABI |
Royal Agricultural Benevolent
Institution |
| |
| RAC |
Royal Agricultural College
(Cirencester) |
| |
| R & D |
Research & Development
|
| |
| RAD |
former unit of radiation-replaced
by SI unit, the gray |
| |
| rad |
radiation absorbed dose,
100 rad=1 gray, 1 rad=1c Gy |
| |
| RAE |
research assessment exercise |
| |
| RAID |
Swedish Association of
Veterinary technicians
Riksföreningen för Anställda Djursjukvárden
i Sverige |
| |
| RAM |
i Rambach (agar) |
| |
ii random access memory
|
| |
| RANA |
i Registered Animal Nursing
Auxiliary (replaced by VN) |
| |
ii Reptiles & Amphibians
in the Wild (International Foundation)
Reptielen en Amfibieen in de NAtuur (Belgium) |
| |
| Rang |
University of Rangoon |
| |
| ROA |
recurrent airway obstruction |
| |
| RAPD |
random amplified polymorphic
DNA |
| |
| R&R |
rescue & resuscitation |
| |
| RAR |
rapidly adapting (deflation)
receptors |
| |
| RARO |
Regular Army Reserve Officer
|
| |
| RAS |
i renin-angiotensin system
|
| |
ii Royal Agriculture Society
|
| |
| RASSE |
Royal Agricultural Society
of England |
| |
| RAST |
radioallergosorbent test |
| |
| RAVC |
Royal Army Veterinary Corps
(represented at BVA) |
| |
| Raw |
resistance of airway |
| |
| Rb |
chemical symbol rubidium
|
| |
| RBBB |
right bundle branch block
|
| |
| RBC, r.b.c. |
i red blood cells(s) |
| |
ii red blood (cell) count |
| |
| RBCV |
respiratory bovine coronavirus
|
| |
| RBE |
relative biological effectiveness
[unit RBE is the sievert (SV)] |
| |
| RBST |
Rare Breeds Survival Trust
|
| |
| RBT |
rose Bengal test |
| |
| RCC |
red blood cell count |
| |
| RCd |
rostro-caudal |
| |
| RCGP |
Royal College of General
Practitioners |
| |
| RCN |
Royal College of Nursing
|
| |
| RCM |
i reinforced Clostridial
medium |
| |
ii restrictive cardiomyopathy |
| |
| RCOG |
Royal College of Obstetricians
& Gynaecologists |
| |
| RCP |
i Registry of Comparative
Pathology |
| |
ii feline rhinotracheitis
calicivirus disease & panleucopenia (vaccine) |
| |
iii Royal College of Physicians |
| |
| RCPath |
Royal College of Pathologists
|
| |
| RCPE |
Royal College of Physicians
Edinburgh |
| |
| RCPI |
Royal College of Physicians
of Ireland |
| |
| RCPSG |
Royal College of Physicians
& Surgeons of Glasgow |
| |
| RCR |
Royal College of Radiologists |
| |
| RCS |
Royal College of Surgeons
of England |
| |
| RCSE |
Royal College of Surgeons
of Edinburgh |
| |
| RCSI |
Royal College of Surgeons
in Ireland |
| |
| RCT |
randomized controlled trial
|
| |
| RCVA |
Royal Counties Veterinary
Association (BVA) |
| |
| RCVS |
Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons |
| |
| RD |
retinal dysplasia |
| |
| RDA |
i Council on Animal Affairs
(Netherlands)
Raad voor Dierenaangelegenheden |
| |
ii recommended daily allowance
(nutritional) |
| |
iii Riding for the Disabled
Association |
| |
iv right displacement of
abomasum |
| |
| RDE |
receptor destroying enzyme
|
| |
| RDN |
Resource Discovery Network
|
| |
| rDNA |
ribosomal DNA |
| |
| RDP |
rumen degradable protein
|
| |
| RDS |
i Research Defence Society |
| |
ii respiratory distress
syndrome (of newborn) |
| |
| RDW |
red blood cell distribution
width |
| |
| RE |
i reticuloendothelial |
| |
ii zona reticularis (adrenal
cortex) |
| |
| Re |
chemical symbol rhenium |
| |
| REA |
restriction endonuclease
analysis |
| |
| redox |
reduction – oxidation
|
| |
| REF |
i renal erythropoietic
factor |
| |
ii restriction endonuclease
fragment |
| |
| ref |
reference |
| |
| REM |
rapid eye movement |
| |
| rem |
roentgen equivalent man
(replaced by sievert) |
| |
| rep |
roentgen equivalent physical
(unofficial unit of radiation) |
| |
| RER |
i racing energy requirement |
| |
ii resting energy requirement
|
| |
iii rough endoplasmic reticulum
|
| |
| RES |
reticuloendothelial system
|
| |
| RESPITE |
computer guide re effects
of management on the occurrence of swine preumonia |
| |
| Ret |
Retired |
| |
| REU |
recurrent equine uveitis |
| |
| REV |
reticuloendotheliosis virus |
| |
| rev |
revolution (s) |
| |
| REVU |
Research Experience for
Veterinary Undergraduates |
| |
| RF |
i radiofrequency |
| |
ii right fore |
| |
| Rf |
i chemical symbol rutherfordium |
| |
ii rheumatoid factor |
| |
| RFFIT |
rapid fluorescent focus
inhibition test (rabies) |
| |
| RFLP |
restriction fragment length
polymorphism |
| |
| RFM |
retention of foetal membranes
|
| |
| RGR |
relative growth rate |
| |
| RH |
i relative humidity |
| |
ii releasing hormone |
| |
iii right hind limb |
| |
| Rh |
chemical symbol rhodium
|
| |
| RHA |
i Regional Health Authority |
| |
ii Road Haulage Association |
| |
| RHASS |
Royal Highland & Agricultural
Society of Scotland |
| |
| RHD |
i rabbit haemorrhagic disease |
| |
ii round heart disease |
| |
| rhDnase |
recombinant human deoxyribonuclease |
| |
| RHDV |
rabbit haemorrhagic disease
virus |
| |
| RHPTH |
renal hyperparathyroidism |
| |
| RIA |
radioimmunoassay |
| |
| RIC |
Rabbit Industry Council
(USA) |
| |
| RIF |
resistance inducing factor |
| |
| RIKILT-DLO |
State Institute for Quality
Control of Agricultura Products (Netherlands)
Rijks-kwaliteitsinstituut voor Land en Tuinbouwprodukten |
| |
| RIM |
rapid immunomigration (assay
test) |
| |
| RIP |
rickettsial interference
phenomenon |
| |
| RIPHH |
Royal Institute of Public
Health & Hygiene |
| |
| RIS |
rabies inhibiting substance |
| |
| RIST |
radioimmunosorbent test |
| |
| RIU |
radioiodine uptake |
| |
| RIVM |
National Institute for
Public Health and the Environment (Netherlands)
Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene |
| |
| RIVMA |
Rhode Island Veterinary
Medical Association |
| |
| RK |
radical keratotomy |
| |
| RMCA |
Rat & Mouse Club of
America |
| |
| RMSE |
root mean squared error(s) |
| |
| RMSF |
Rocky Mountain spotted
fever |
| |
| Rn |
chemical symbol radon |
| |
| RNA |
ribonucleic acid |
| |
| RNA-PAGE |
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
of RNA |
| |
| RNase |
ribonuclease |
| |
| RNP |
ribonucleoprotein |
| |
| RNVA |
Royal Netherlands Veterinary
Association |
| |
| RNZ |
ronidazole |
| |
| R/O |
rule out (medical records) |
| |
| RO |
Research Officer |
| |
| ROC |
receiver operating characteristic
|
| |
| ROM |
i range of motion |
| |
ii read only memory |
| |
| ROP |
record of performance |
| |
| ROS |
reactive oxygen species |
| |
| RP |
reticulated platelets |
| |
| RPA |
Radiation Protection Advisor |
| |
| RPC |
retrograde peristaltic
contraction |
| |
| RPE |
retinal pigmented epithelium |
| |
| RPF |
i rabbit plasma fibrinogen
(agar) |
| |
ii renal plasma flow |
| |
| RPLA |
reverse passive latex agglutination |
| |
| r.p.m. |
revolutions per minute |
| |
| RPMS |
Royal Postgraduate Medical
School |
| |
| RPS |
Radiation Protection Supervisor |
| |
| RPSGB |
Royal Pharmaceutial Society
of Great Britain |
| |
| RPV |
Rinderpest virus |
| |
| RQ |
respiratory quotient |
| |
| RR |
respiratory rate |
| |
| R-R |
R-R interval (ECG) |
| |
| R&R |
rescue & resuscitation
|
| |
| RRI |
Rowett Research Institute
(Aberdeen) |
| |
| rRNA |
ribosomal RNA |
| |
| RRR |
Risk Reduction Review |
| |
| RRS |
reptile-related human salmonellosis |
| |
| RRT |
renal replacement therapy |
| |
| RS |
i respiratory system |
| |
ii Royal Society |
| |
| RSA |
i rapid serum agglutination |
| |
ii rapid slide agglutination
|
| |
iii Republic of South Africa |
| |
| RSAT |
rapid slide agglutination
test |
| |
| RSC |
Royal Society of Chemistry
|
| |
| RSH/RSHP |
renal secondary hyperparathyroidism |
| |
| RSIL |
Respiratory & Systemic
Infection Laboratory (UK) |
| |
| RSLP |
Research Support Libraries
Programme |
| |
| RSM |
Royal Society of Medicine
|
| |
| RSNA |
Radiological Society of
North America |
| |
| RSPB |
Royal Society for the Protection
of Birds |
| |
| RSPCA |
Royal Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals (UK) |
| |
| RSSE |
Russian spring-summer encephalitis |
| |
| RSTM&H |
Royal Society of Tropical
Medicine & Hygiene |
| |
| RSV |
respiratory syncytial virus |
| |
| RT |
reverse transcriptase |
| |
| rT3 |
reverse triiodothyronine
|
| |
| RTA |
i renal tubular acidosis
|
| |
ii right torsion of the
abomasum (also AV) |
| |
iii road traffic accident |
| |
| RTase |
reverse transcriptase |
| |
| RTCIT |
rabies tissue culture infection
test |
| |
| r'tem |
Retama retam (N.African
plant) |
| |
| RTF |
resistance transfer factor |
| |
| RTG |
ready to go (medical records) |
| |
| RT-PCR |
reverse transcriptase (transcription)
polymerase chain reaction |
| |
| RT-snPCR |
reverse transcriptase-semi-nested
PCR |
| |
| RU |
right upper |
| |
| Ru |
chemical symbol ruthenium |
| |
| RUAS |
Royal Ulster Agricultural
Society |
| |
| RUMA |
Responsible Use of Medicines
in Agriculture |
| |
| RUP |
rumen undergradable protein
|
| |
| RURAL |
Responsible Use of Resources
in Agriculture & on the Land |
| |
| RV |
i rabies vaccine |
| |
ii rabies virus |
| |
iii Rappaport Vassiliadis
(medium) |
| |
iv residual or reserve
volume |
| |
v right ventricle |
| |
| RVA |
Romanian Veterinary Association |
| |
| RVC |
Royal Veterinary College
|
| |
| RVCAA |
Royal Veterinary College
Alumnus Association |
| |
| RVCACT |
Royal Veterinary College
Animal Care Trust |
| |
| RVCI |
Royal Veterinary College
of Ireland |
| |
| RVCZS |
Royal Veterinary College
Zoological Society |
| |
| RVF |
i Rift Valley Fever |
| |
ii right ventricular failure
|
| |
| RVFC |
Remount, Veterinary &
Farm Corps |
| |
| RVH |
right ventricular hypertrophy
|
| |
| RVHD |
rabbit viral haemorrhagic
disease |
| |
| RVL |
Regional Veterinary Laboratory |
| |
| RVO |
Regional Veterinary Officer |
| |
| RVS |
Rappaport – Vassiliadis
Soya (medium) |
| |
| RVSc |
Research in Veterinary
Science |
| |
| RVVT |
Russell’s viper venom
time |
| |
| Rx |
recipe (L.prescription
heading) |
