Rectus abdominis
A large muscle in the front of the abdomen that assists in regular breathing movements, supports the muscles of the spine while a person lifts something, and keeps the intestines and other abdominal organs in place.
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- Recuperate
To recover health and strength. Also known as convalesce.
- Recur
To occur again; to return. For example, a symptom, sign, or disease can recur.
- Recurrence
The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. The reappearance of cancer cells at the same site or in another location is a form of recurrence.
- Recurrence risk
The chance that a disease will strike again. In medical genetics, the chance that an inherited disease that is present in a family will recur in that family, affecting another person or persons.
- Recurrent
Appearing or occurring again. For example, a recurrent fever is a fever that has returned after an intermission, a recrudescent fever.