AstraZeneca International - Glossary of medical and financial terms

R&D: Research and Development.
RAG: Risk Advisory Group.
Reflux oesophagitis: A condition in which acidic fluid is regurgitated from the stomach into the oesophagus.
Respiratory: Relating to or affecting breathing or the organs used to breathe.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): A virus that attacks the mucous membranes of the human respiratory tracts, including the nose, throat and air passages.
RET-kinase: A receptor-tyrosine kinase which is normally involved in maturation of a variety of tissues, including the nervous system and kidney. It is sometimes mutated and has an abnormal function in certain types of thyroid cancer.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Joint inflammation in which the joints become painful, swollen, stiff, and in severe cases, deformed.
Ribonucleic acid (RNA): A nucleic acid molecule containing ribose. RNA plays a key role in many biological processes, including translating genetic information from DNA into proteins.
Ribosome: A large complex molecule that synthesises protein.
Ribosome display: A technique used to create proteins that can bind a desired atom, ion or molecule.
RoW: Rest of world.

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