Opitz G/BBB Family Connection
(Canada)

43 Swallow Street, Kitimat, British Columbia V8C 1K6

Phone: 250-632-7026  Fax:250-639-9062 E-Mail

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Recessive gene:  a gene that does not produce its effect when it occurs with a dominant gene, but produces its effect only when there are two copies of it

Reconstructive surgery:  surgery to rebuild part of the body that has been damaged or defective from birth

Rectal prolapse:  bulging of the lining of the rectum through the anus, usually due to straining during a bowel movement

Rectum:  a short tube located at the end of the large intestine, which connects the intestine to the anus

Reflux esophagitis:  the backflow of gastric acid from the stomach to the lower esophagus, owing to a defect in the valve that separates them

Respiration:  the process by which oxygen is taken in and used by tissues in the body and carbon dioxide is released

Respirator:  another term for a ventilator

Rubella: a mild viral infection (also known as German measles) that produces a rash and fever; dangerous when it infects a woman during the early stages of pregnancy, when it can spread causing birth defects in the fetus

Rupture:  a tear or break in an organ or tissue

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