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A T bandage is a bandage shaped like the letter T used principally for application to the groin, or perineum.
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Tabashir is a white, siliceous secretion found in the joints of certain bamboos and grasses. It is a herbal medicine used as a tonic and astringent. It can be fused into a transparent glass.
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In medicine, the term tabefaction describes the wasting away and gradual loss of flesh due to disease.
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In anatmomy, the term tablature describes something as being divided into plates or tables with intervening spaces.
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Tachophobia is the fear of speed.
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Taeniophobia (teniophobia) is the fear of tapeworms.
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The Tagliacotian operation is a method of rhinoplasty described by the Ventian surgeon Tagliacozzi.
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In surgery, a tail is a portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision.
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Talipes is the surgical name for the deformity commonly called clubfoot. Several varieties are distinguished: Talipes varus, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward; Talipes valgus, in which the foot is bent outward; Talipes equinus, in which the sole faces backward and the patient walks upon the balls of the toes and Talipes calcaneus (also called talus), in which the sole faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.
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In human anatomy, the talus is the principle connecting link between the foot and the bones of the leg and has an important part in the formation of the ankle.
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Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive.
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Tapinophobia is the fear of being contagious.
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In surgery, tapping is an operation to remove a dangerous accumulation of fluid. The term is chiefly applied to the removal of fluid from the pleura or peritoneum, and the operation is performed by withdrawing the fluid by way of a small pipe inserted into the cavity.
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Tarantism or tarantulism or 'dancing mania' as it was popularly known was an obscure illness which was epidemic in Europe between the 13th and 17th centuries. It manifested itself in melancholy, convulsions, screaming, foaming at the mouth and an overwhelming desire to dance or leap wildly into the air until absolutely exhausted. It was popularly believed to be caused by the bite of the tarantula.
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Taraxacin is a bitter substance found in the milky juice of the dandelion. It was formerly used as a tonic and diuretic.
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The tarsal bones are seven bones forming the compact arrangement of the ankle, or tarsus, and the heel. These tarsal bones include the navicular, the three cuneiform, the cuboid, the talus, and the calcaneus bones. These tarsal bones are arranged generally in two rows, the proximal and distal. The distal tarsals articulate with the five metatarsals.
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Tarsectomy is the surgical operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus.
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Tarsorrhaphy is the surgical operation to diminish the size of the opening between eyelids when it has been enlarged by surrounding cicatrices.
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Tarsotomy is the surgical operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages.
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The different papilla on the tongue show some area-specific patterns of taste selectivity. There are four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salt, and bitter. The flavours that are tasted are actually combinations of the four tastes. The sides of the tongue tend to be sensitive to sour and salt closer to the apex. The tip tends to be sensitive to sweet, while the back of the tongue is most sensitive to bitter. The common experience that some sweet substances, such as saccharin, have a bitter aftertaste is partly a result of the area-specific patterns of taste. The sweet taste is experienced first, at the tip of the tongue, but is mixed with bitterness as the substance moves toward the back of the tongue.
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Taste buds are microscopic onion-shaped clusters of cells buried in the epidermal cell layer of the papilla, but do not protrude above the surface. The taste buds contain receptor cells that signal information about taste characteristics to the central nervous system. Each taste bud consists of about thirty to eighty nonnervous cells, many of which are connected to nerve endings. These cells sense the contents of the mouth via small, narrow gustatory pores. Taste buds are composed of three different types of cells. The type one cell, also called the dark cell, constitutes 60 to 80% of the cell total. It is believed by many researchers that these are not sensory cells, but act as a supporting system for the other cells. The type two cells (light cells), which constitute 15 to 30% of the cell total, and the type three cells, which constitute 7 to 14%, are considered the true taste receptors. Taste buds are not confined to the tongue. A thin scattering of
taste buds can be found in many parts of the mouth's mucous membrane, including the epiglottis, pharynx, larynx, soft palate, and uvula. There are also taste buds on the upper third of the esophagus. Altogether, the average adult has about 10,000 taste buds.
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Taurophobia is the fear of bulls.
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Tay-Sachs disease is an inherited disorder, caused by a faulty recessive gene, in which lipids accumulate in the brain, leading to mental retardation and blindness. It occurs mostly in Ashkenazi Jews.
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Tea Tree Oil (cajuput) is a natural oil distilled from the Cajuput tree. It is primarily cineol which averages about 50 percent of the constituents. The oil has long been used as an antispasmodic, diaphoretic, stimulant, antiseptic and anthelmintic. It is used externally for psoriasis and skin affections.
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Technophobia is the fear of technology.
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The teeth are formally considered as accessory digestive organs, but as they are both osseous tissue as well as integral to the structure of the skull. The average adult human has 32 teeth, with 16 of these being anchored in the maxilla and 16 in the mandible. Chewing is accomplished by moving the mandible in proximity to the maxilla so that the teeth of the two bones are brought together, cutting, grinding, and tearing food. The teeth are paired, with two of each variety in the top row and two of each in the bottom, with every tooth in the top row matching one in the bottom as well. In the adult, the sixteen teeth in a row consist of four incisors (two central, two lateral), two canines, four premolars, and six molars. In the child, however, the four premolars and the back two molars are missing in the deciduous teeth. Because it is usually between the age of 18-21 that the last two molars grow in, these teeth are often called 'wisdom teeth.'
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Teleophobia is the fear of definate plans.
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Telephonophobia is the fear of telephone.
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Telophase is the fourth stage of mitosis cell reproduction. The nuclear membrane and the nucleolus reappear and the cytoplasm undergoes constriction around the equator of the achromatic spindle. The constriction deepens and the original cell is gradually divided.
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Telosphobia is the fear of being last.
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In anatomy, the temple is the flat part either side of the head between the forehead and the ear.
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The two temporal bones form the lower sides of the skull and part of the cranial floor. They also protect the organs responsible for hearing and equilibrium. A canal (called the external auditory meatus) passes through the lower part of the temporal bone and admits the ear canal. The temporal bone features the zygomatic process, which is a protrusion from the back part of the temporal bone which loops forward to meet the zygomatic bone to form the zygomatic arch. At the middle of this zygomatic arch is a small protrusion downward, called the articular tubercle. The front part of the temporal bone, forming the side of the skull slightly above and to the front of the ear, joins the greater wing of the sphenoid bone to compose the temple region of the skull. This frontal section of the temporal bone is called the squamous part, as it is also joined to the parietal bone at the squamous suture. The rearmost part of the temporal bone is referred to as the mastoid process.
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The temporal fossa is the indentation at the side of the skull above, and behind the jaw, in line and behind the eye socket.
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The temporalis muscle is a flat, fan-shaped muscle situated at the side of the head. It arises in the temporal fossa and fills the depression on the side of the skull, inserting on the coronoid process of the mandible (jaw bone) and the front edge of the ramus of the mandible. The fibres of the temporalis converge as they descend, and end in a tendon which passes through the gap between the zygomatic arch and the side of the skull. The temporalis is innervated by deep branches of the trigeminal nerve and is supplied by deep branches of the temporal artery. The temporalis is the muscle that pulls the jaw upward, which closes the jaw, and helps when chewing. It is an important muscle for chewing and speaking.
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A tenaculum is a surgical instrument consisting of a fine, sharp hook attached to a handle, used mainly for taking up arteries, and the like.
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A tendon is a connective tissue that joins muscles to bone in vertebrates.
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Tenosynovitis is the inflammation of the synovial sheath enveloping a tendon.
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A tenotome is a slender surgeon's knife for use in the operation of tenotomy (dividing a tendon).
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Tenotomy is the surgical division of a tendon.
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A tensor is a type of muscle which tightens or stretches a part of the body.
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The tensor fascia latae (tensor fascia femoris) is a short, thick, teardrop-shaped muscle that is located on the outer front corner of the ilium (pelvis). It connects the ilium to the tissues of the thigh. The muscle's form begins at the front point of the hip, where it originates from the anterior superior spine and adjacent lateral surface of the ilium, and ends where the muscle inserts in the iliotibial band. The tensor fascia latae is innervated by the superior gluteal nerve and supplied by the gluteal artery and somewhat by the femoral cricumflex artery. In the standing position, the belly of this muscle becomes stretched into an elongated oval shape, but as the thigh is flexed, it changes into its characteristic teardrop shape. This muscle flexes, abducts, and medially rotates the thigh.
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The tensor tarsi muscle is located on the inner side of the orbit of the oculi orbit. It is a small thin muscle about three lines in breadth and six in length. This muscle draws the eyelid inward and compresses the lachrymal sac, producing tears.
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The tensor tympani (Toynbee's muscle) is a small ear muscle. It originates from the cartilage of the eustachian tube and inserts in the handle of the malleus. It is innervated by branches of the trigeminal nerve through the otic ganglion.
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The tensor veli palatini muscle (tensor palati; palatosalpingeus; sphenosalpingostaphylinus) is a small muscle of the soft palate. It originates from the sphenoid bone and the eustachian tube and inserts in the border of the hard palate. The tensor velati palatini is innervated by branches of the trigeminal nerve through the otic ganglion. This muscle tenses the soft palate, which opens the eustachian tube helping to equalize the air perssure within the middle ear.
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Teramoxyl is a brand name for Amoxicillin.
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Teratophobia is the fear of giving birth to a monster.
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Teratrophobia is the fear of monsters.
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The teres major is a short and thick, somewhat flattened muscle that extends from the scapula to the humerus. It originates from the inferior angle and lower portion of the scapula and inserts in the intertubercular groove of the humerus. The teres major is innervated by the fifth and sixth cervical nerves and supplied by the dorsal subscapular artery which branches from the subscapular artery. This muscle creates part of the posterior wall of the armpit and helps adduct the arm. It also rotates the arm medially behind the back. The teres major tenses when the arm lies next to the body. When the arm is extended the teres major is stretched, becoming elongated and thinner.
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The teres minor is a small, elongated muscle that runs from the scapula to the humerus. It originates from the lateral border of the scapula and inserts in the great tuberosity of thr humerus by a flat, thick tendon. It is innervated by the fifth and sixth cervical nerves and supplied by the dorsal scapular artery which branches from the subscapular artery. This muscle laterally rotates the arm and helps stabilize the shoulder joint by holding the head of the humerus in its socket.
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The testes consist of two oval-shaped glands about three centimeters long and two centimeters wide. The testes are suspended in a sac called the scrotum outside the body to maintain the lower temperature necessary for efficient sperm production. Each of the testes consists of several lobules, and each lobule consists of a narrow, but long, coiled seminiferous tubule. From the age of puberty, the cells of the seminiferous tubules are almost continuously producing spermatozoa (sperm), the male reproductive cells. Other cells, referred to as interstitial cells, secrete the male hormone testosterone into the blood. These cells are located in numerous clusters in the connective tissue between the seminiferous tubules. Testosterone performs several functions: it is important to the development of masculine characteristics, it promotes and maintains the development of the male accessory organs (the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, etc.), and it has a stimulating effect on protein anabolism.
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Testicle is another name for testis.
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Testophobia is the fear of taking tests.
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Testosterone is the male sex hormone secreted by the testes.
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Tetanophobia is the fear of lockjaw, tetanus.
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Tetanus (lockjaw) is a disease affecting the nervous system the vaused by the release of exotoxins from the bacterium,Clostridium tetani which is found mainly in soil.
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Tetany is the spasmodic contraction of the muscles, most often in the hands and feet. It occurs in children suffering from rickets, and less frequently in adults after removal of the thyroid gland, or in the course of certain diseases.
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Teutophobia is the fear of German or German things.
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Textophobia is the fear of certain fabrics.
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Thaasophobia is the fear of sitting.
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The thalamus is located in the midportion of the diencephalon, a structure between the cerebrum and midbrain which also contains the epithalamus, the hypothalamus, and the subthalamus and surrounds the third ventricle. The
thalamus contains nerve centers responsible for optic and auditory reflexes, equilibrium, and posture. The hypothalamus contains the optic chiasm, the infundibulum, and the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. It houses centers responsible for maintaining and regulating metabolism, body temperature, and emotions which affect heart rate, appetite, sexual arousal, and blood pressure.
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Thalassaemia (Cooley's Anemia) is a hereditary disease, common in many parts of the world, resulting from defects in the synthesis of the red blood pigment haemoglobin.
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Thalassophobia is the fear of sea.
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Thalidomide was a sedative drug prescribed to pregnant women during the 1960s. It caused deformity of the foetus resulting in children born with severely stunted or non-existent limbs.
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Thanatophobia is the fear of death.
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Thassophobia is the fear of idleness.
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Blood may escape from the blood vessels as a result of injury. Capillaries are fractured by simple abrasion, veins with their very fragile walls are easily torn, while arteries are usually injured by a cut, either accidental or intentional. Infective or malignant disease, as it eats its way through tissues, may invade the wall of a blood vessel which subsequently gives way allowing free escape of blood. In the case of capillaries and veins, the inflammatory process involving the vessel usually sets up thrombosis so that haemorrhage does not occur. With arteries, while thrombosis may sometimes occur as the result of the inflammation, severe haemorrhage frequently follows erosion. Perhaps the most common site of such arterial haemorrhage is in the base of a gastric ulcer. Because of the inflammation in the walls of the artery which may be coursing through the base of the ulcer, the vessel is prevented from contracting, and when it bursts the hole is held rigidly open with resultant severe and sometimes fatal haematemesis (vomiting of
blood). High blood pressure is frequently associated with disease of the walls of the arteries, which lose their elasticity. In most parts of the body, the arteries are surrounded by fairly firm tissues which tend to support them, but this is not the case in the brain which is the most common site for the rupture of small arteries. Such cerebral haemorrhage is responsible for one form of apoplexy. The wall of an artery may be weak from injury, from congenital defect or from disease, and instead of it bursting it develops a large bulge which continues to increase in size as the years go by. The surrounding tissues become eroded by the continuous beating of the artery and eventually the stretched-out thin-walled sac bursts. This arterial bulge is known as aneurism. A congenital form occurs near the base of the brain. Aneurism follows gun-shot wounds in the region of arteries and the aorta undergoes a similar change as the result of arterio-sclerosis or syphilis.
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Acute blood loss. The rapid loss of 500 ml or more of blood from the circulation is likely to produce collapse (fainting) and a picture which at first strikingly resembles neurogenic shock. The subject is cold and pale, shivering, restless and frightened. They may be unconscious. If the loss has occurred very suddenly the pulse is at first slow but later rises rapidly. If however the accumulation of blood within the body is producing pain, the pulse may remain slow for a longer period. On the other hand a smaller but nevertheless significant quantity of blood may be lost on several successive occasions, but on none of the occasions is the amount sufficient to produce collapse. Such bleeding occurs from growths or ulcers in the intestinal canal. The subject feels ill, rapidly becomes pale, complains of fatigue and has a fast pulse. If severe visible bleeding takes place, the amount of blood lost is very difficult to assess. Severe haemorrhage results in irreversible damage to the kidneys from oxygen deprivation, often resulting in
death. Anuria may occur, followed by uraemia.
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The human body is continually exposed to disease producing organisms, called pathogens, and other harmful substances in the environment. The immune system is the body's defense against these harmful invaders. The body's ability to counteract the effects of pathogens and other harmful agents is called resistance and it is dependent on a variety of defense mechanisms.
The immune system is made up of billions of special cells called white blood cells, lymphocytes, unique proteins called antibodies, chemicals that mediate immune response, and special organs that replenish and integrate the whole immune process. All of these defense mechanism must act together and are designed to react rapidly to provide protection against disease-producing organisms and their toxins. There are two aspects of the immune system's response to disease: innate and acquired. Natural, or innate, immunity is present from birth and is the first line of defense against the vast majority of infectious agents. Innate immunity involves barriers that keep harmful material from entering the body. The skin provides an impenetrable barrier. The eyes use fluids, such as tears, and the presence of enzymes, such as lysozyme, that destroy bacteria. The respiratory system utilizes cilia, mucus, and coughing to get rid of foreign materials. If infection-causing organisms gets past these defenses, the body produces fever, inflammation, and other reactions designed to conquer the unwelcome invader.
Inflammation causes an increase in the local blood supply so that large numbers of white blood cells can be brought to the area to fight the infection. Some of these white blood cells are phagocytes and macrophages that literally eat the invading microorganism. In most cases of minor infection, these cells solve the problem. If the pathogen succeeds in passing this barrier, a more complex process, involving other cells of the immune system, is necessary. When a virus enters the body an immune response begins automatically. A scavenger macrophage will eat the virus and display the viral antigen on its surface. Anything that can trigger an immune response is called an antigen. An antigen can be a germ such as a virus, or even a part of a virus. Other white blood cells in your body called 'helper T-cells' will see the viral antigen and produce toxins that will destroy it. The helper T- cells then send chemical messages that activate lymphocytes called B-cells which make antibodies that recognize the viral antigen. These cells ' remember' the specific disease organism and divide into many more cells. The resulting 'clone' of identical cells starts producing very large numbers of antibodies that bind to all the organisms of that disease and destroy them. This process is called acquired immunity. It is a learning process of the immune system that develops either through exposure to microorganisms. It is estimated that the body has more than 100 million different kinds of antibodies, each one custom-built to identify a particular pathogen. If the body is exposed a second time, no symptoms occur because the organism is destroyed quickly - the bofy is immune to that particular pathogen.
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Theatrophobia is the fear of theatres.
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In anatomy, a theca is a case or sheath which encloses some organ or part.
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The thenar eminence is a teardrop or egg-shaped mass of muscles that constitutes the ball of the thumb. It consists of the abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis, and opponens pollicis.
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Theologicophobia is the fear of theology.
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Theophobia is the fear of God.
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Therabolin is an anabolic steroid. It causes increased protein synthesis and amino acid consumption, androgensisis, catabolism, and gluticocototitosis. It is used for sports performance enhancement, relief and recovery from common injuries, rehabilitation, weight control, anti-insomnia, and regulation of sexuality, aggression, and cognition.
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Theriaca are medicinal preparations of drugs, whose taste is masked by mixing with treacle or theriacum.
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Thermophobia is the fear of heat.
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Thevier is a brand name for Levothyroxine sodium.
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The thigh is the upper part of the human leg between the knee and the hip.
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Thigh bone is a popular name for the femur.
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Thiotepa is an antitumor alkylating drug used to treat some cancerous diseases, including cancer of the breast and ovary, and urinary bladder cancers. It has the unfortunate side effects of causing bone marrow supression, pregnancy, liver and kidney dysfunction, loss of appetite, nausea, and headaches.
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The thoracic duct is the principal vessel of the lymphatic system. It begins in the abdomen, close in front of the spinal column at the level of the second lumbar vertebra, as the receptaculum chyli, and running upwards to the root of the neck curves a little to the left, and arches over to empty itself into the venous blood-stream at the junction of the left internal jugular and subclavian veins. The thoracic duct receives the lymph from the smaller lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs, abdomen, left upper limb and left side of the thorax, head and neck.
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The thoracic vertebrae are the middle twelve in the vertebral column. Most of the thoracic vertebrae feature costal (relating to the ribs) facets on the body and transverse processes of the vertebra, no foramina in the transverse processes (as the cervical vertebra have), a spinous process which points back and down, and a round vertebral foramen. The body of each thoracic vertebra in the spinal column bears the weight of the vertebrae above it (and the skull), while the arch serves to create a canal-like area along the spine to house and protect the spinal cord.
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Thoracoplasty is plastic surgery of the thorax.
Thoracoplasty is the surgical removal of several ribs or a part of them to permit the collapse of a diseased lung. The procedure is used in cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchiectasis.
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Thoracoscopy is a form of endoscopy used for examination of the thorax, and particularly the lungs in the treatment of tuberculosis.
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The thorax in vertebrates is the part of the body containing the heart and lungs and protected by the rib cage.
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Thorazine is a tarde name for Chlorpromazine hydrochloride.
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In the human body, the throat is the part of the body extending from the base of the tongue to the trachea (windpipe). The throat contains the organs for the production of sound and affords passage to the stomach and to the lungs.
The beginning of the throat is presented on looking into the mouth. In the middle line above, is the uvula hanging from the soft palate. On either side the soft palate becomes continuous with the two pillars of the fauces, and below, these again are continuous with the root or base of the tongue. Between the pillars of the fauces on either side are the tonsils, which if enlarged can narrow the enterance to the throat to a dangerous extent. Above and behind the soft palate is the nasopharynx into which the posterior ends of the nostrils open.
Projecting upwards in the middle line at the base of the tongue is the epiglottis. From each side of this two folds project backwards and touch one another behind, leaving a triangular interval, which is the enterance to the larynx. Behind the place where these bands join is a narrow gap forming the enterance to the oesophagus.
The vestibule of the latynx contains two fleshy-looking bands, called the false cords, which are highly developed in the lower animals. Deeper in the larynx are two thinner, pearly-white bands which are the true vocal cords, the essential organs of sound. Theye are enclosed in a more or less rigid box of cartilage, the front of which can be seen in the middle line of the neck in a man and is popularly known as the 'Adam's Apple'.
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Thrombocytopenic purpura is a bleeding condition in which there is a shortage of platelets due to excessive destruction. It is treated by removing the spleen (splenectomy). Occasionally blood transfusion is required at such an operation, but there is very little risk of bleeding being excessive since the number of platelets in the blood rises rapidly once the spleen, which has been destroying them, is removed. In fact, the number of platelets circulating in the blood for the few days following the operation may become so excessive that spontaneous thrombosis may occur in veins.
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Thrombosis is the formation of a clot within a blood vessel. If blood vessels have been damaged by inflammation (from the spread of infection in the surrounding tissues) or if their walls are thickened and rough from arteriosclerosis, clotting may start within the vessel while the blood is still circulating through it. Very soon the clot becomes piled up on the walls of the vessel and the tube becomes completely blocked. Once this clotting process has started it spreads rapidly up and down the vessel, blocking the mouths of the little branches, and consequently the blood how to or from the part affected becomes completely obstructed. If it is an artery which is blocked by this process, gangrene may supervene very rapidly. Arterial thrombosis occurs frequently in the coronary arteries of the heart: the heart muscle is deprived of oxygen and the patient collapses; if the clotting extends to one of the bigger vessels of the coronary circulation, the patient dies. If a vein becomes affected and arterial blood is still being pumped into the part, the tissues become greatly swollen and painful.
Venous thrombosis occurs perhaps most commonly in the veins of the leg following operation, leading to the formation of an oedematous leg which is called 'white leg'. If part of the clot within the vessel becomes detached and carried on into the circulation, it is known as an ' embolus', and will be carried to distant parts, blocking smaller vessels. Blood emboli travelling in the venous circulation pass through the right side of the heart into the pulmonary artery and thence into the smaller arterioles of the lungs. If a large pulmonary artery is blocked this condition of pulmonary embolism produces sudden death. The area of the lung which has been deprived of its blood supply is an infarct. A small infarct is compatible with life. The surrounding area of lung becomes inflamed and an area of pleurisy develops.
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Throxinique is a brand name for Levothyroxine sodium.
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Thrush is a mouth and vaginal ulcer caused by the parasitic fungus Oidium albicans. It is characterised by numerous white flakes of exudation from points of acutely inflamed mucous membrane below. It has long been associated with wasting diseases, and is common among people with immune deficiency.
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The thymus is a twin lobed organ overlaying the heart, and consisting largely of developing lymphocytes. Lymph carries white blood cells to this organ, where they multiply and change into special infection-fighting cells. Although the function of the thymus is not fully understood, it is known that it is an important part in developing immunities against various diseases. Many researchers believe the thymus produces the original lymphocytes formed in the body before birth and continues to produce them after birth. The lymphocytes then travel from the thymus to the lymph nodes and spleen by way of circulation. It is also believed that the thymus forms a hormone essential for immunity. This hormone, known as thymic humoral factor (THF), must be present for a short time after the baby is born, if he is to be able to develop any immunities. Researchers believe that the thymus hormone acts on lymphocytes, causing them to change into plasma cells, which then form antibodies that produce immunities. After puberty, the thymus begins to shrink in size. Its primary role seems to be in the early years of life in the development of immunity.
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Thyradin is a brand name for Levothyroxine sodium.
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Thyrax is a brand name for Levothyroxine sodium.
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The thyroarytenoid (thyroarytenoideus externus) muscle originates from the thyroid cartilage and inserts in the muscular process of the arytenoid. It is innervated by the recurrent laryngeal nerve. This muscle is important to speech. It shortens the vocal cords. Vocal sounds are created by closing and tightening the vocal cords. The cords vibrate and emit sound as air is pushed past them. The muscles in this area help creat alterations in the tension of the cords, which produce different pitches of sound.
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The thyrohyoid (thyrohyoideus) is a small muscle that is quadrilateral in form and forms a continuation of the sternothyroid muscle. It originates from the thyroid cartilage and inserts into the lower region of the hyoid bone. It is innervated by the upper cervical nerves passing with the hypoglossal. This muscle acts as an elevator of the thyroid cartilage, the opposite of the sternothyroid.
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The thyroid is an endocrine gland near the larynx in vertebrates. It influences growth and development. The thyroid gland in human beings is a brownish-red organ having two lobes connected by an isthmus; it normally weighs about 28 g and consists of cuboidal epithelial cells arranged to form small sacs known as vesicles or follicles. The vesicles are supported by connective tissue that forms a framework for the entire gland. In the normal thyroid gland, the vesicles are usually filled with a colloid substance containing the protein thyroglobulin in combination with the two thyroid hormones thyroxine, also called tetraiodothyronine (T4), and triiodothyronine (T3). These hormones are composed of the amino acid tyrosine, containing four and three iodine atoms, respectively. The amount of thyroglobulin secreted by the thyroid is controlled by the thyroid- stimulating hormone (TSH) of the pituitary gland. Pituitary TSH, in turn, is regulated by a substance called thyroid-stimulating hormone releasing factor (TRF), which is secreted by the hypothalamus. Thyroglobulin is especially rich in iodine. Although the thyroid gland constitutes about 0.5 percent of the total human body weight, it holds about 25 percent of the total iodine in the body, which is obtained from food and water in the diet. Iodine usually circulates in the blood as an inorganic iodide and is concentrated in the thyroid to as much as 500 times the iodide level of the blood.
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The thyroid cartilage is the shell of the larynx. Its protusion in the front of the neck is popularly called the Adam's apple.
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Thyroxine is a hormone which is the active principle of the thyroid gland.
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The tibia (shin-bone) is the robust, primary bone of the two in the lower leg. The tibia bears most of the weight. Its head (upper, or proximal, end) articulates with the parallel fibula and the femur at the knee joint. At its distal, or lower, end it articulates with the fibula and the talus of the ankle. Protruding portions of the lower end of the tibia, called the medial malleolus (inside) and lateral malleolus (outside) form the large bumps which characterize the ankle joint.
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The tibial nerves branch off of the sciatic nerves and, in turn, divide into anterior and posterior branches. These branches innervate the muscles of the lower leg, ankle, and foot.
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The tibialis anterior (tibialis anticus) is a thick and fleshy muscle that, as the name implies, sits on the front of the tibia, the main lower leg bone. It originates from the upper half of the tibia, just below the knee and tapers into a long, prominent tendon about two-thirds of the way down the leg. The long tendon goes through the ankle to insert in the bottom of the inside arch of the foot (in the tarsal bones). The tibialis anterior is innervated by deep branches of the peroneal nerves and supplied by the peroneal artery. This muscle controls the descent of the foot during walking after the heel strikes the ground.
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The tibialis posterior (tibialis posticus) is a deep muscle that lies between the flexor digitorum longus and the flexor hallucis longus. Its originates from the shaft of the tibia and the interosseous membrane and tapers into a long tendon. The tendon of this muscle inserts into the bottom arch of the foot (into the navicular, three cuniform, cuboid, and second, third, and fourth metatarsal bones). It is innervated by the tibial nerve and supplied by the posterior tibial artery. The tibialis posterior is an extensor of the foot and ankle joint. It works with the tibialis anterior to turn the sole of the foot inward. It also helps support the arch of the foot when walking.
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A tic is an habitual, local spasmodic contraction of muscles or twitch, often in the face.
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Timolol maleate is a beta blocker used in the treatment of angina, hypertension and glaucoma.
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In medicine and chemistry, a tincture is a solution of a medicinal substance in alcohol.
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Tinea is a anme for any fungal skin disease, especially ringworm.
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Tinnitus is the medical condition of noises in the ear which are not due to external sounds. It is a condition common amongst the deaf and hard of hearing.
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When any portion of body tissue has been destroyed by disease or violence, the adjacent tissues at once set to work to repair the gap. Clearly their task will depend on the extent of the gap and the presence of any factors which hinder normal tissue activity. When a clean surgical incision has been made and the edges sewn closely together the gap to be bridged is very thin. On the other hand, if there has been an abscess and a large area of tissue has been dissolved away, the problem is very much greater. There are many factors which infuence the rate of the body's power of healing. Where a gap has been left in the tissues, the 'raw' surfaces are covered with blood clot and any intervening cavity may in fact be filled with blood. From the ends of the capillaries which have been cut on either side, cells grow rapidly into this haematoma (a collecion of blood in the tissues) and form granulation tissue, which is thus a mass of tiny little capillary buds with fibrous tissue cells.
As the days go by, the very rich blood supply enables fibrous tissue to grow rapidly and become more dense, and finally to cement the gap. Weeks later the blood vessels die off and firm fibrous tissue (scar tissue) remains. This becomes slowly tighter and tighter. This process we know as contraction, so that what may appear to be quite a large scar shrinks down over a period of months to become sometimes invisible. Perhaps the best example of this is the cavity left by the removal of the slough from a large carbuncle; in a very few months there is a small white, irregular scar marking the centre of the great cavity where the carbuncle existed. If the wound has involved other tissues than connective tissue - for instance, the mucous membrane of the cheek, or the skin - then the very specialised epithelial lining also grows across as a sheet of cells and covers up the granulation tissue. The same process occurs in the intestinal tract; when an anastomosis (artificial opening between two hollow organs or vessels) has been performed, the cut edges of the mucous membrane are stuck together temporarily by fibrin, and over a period of days the cells lining the stomach or intestine grow rapidly across the gap. When a bone is broken, repair takes place in a similar way: calcium substances from the blood are deposited in the granulation tissue forming callus. Into this callus the specialised cells which form true bone, migrate from the surrounding damaged bone: over a period of weeks or even months the minute structure is rebuilt to join up exactly with the bone on either side of the break.
The healing power of the body is influenced by many factors. An adequate supply of oxygen is necessary for these tissue repairs, and as oxygen is carried to the tissues by the blood, anaemia results in a very poor healing rate. Vitamins, especially vitamin C, are necessary for the repair of tissues, so that patients whose reserve of vitamin C has been depleted heal more slowly and may in fact not heal at all. Patients who are ill use more vitamin C than the normal healthy individuals and sometimes, unless their requirement is met, a wound may come apart even a week or more after operation, showing no sign of healing whatever. Infection always delays healing as it interferes with the activities of the cells at the edges of the wound. Similarly, if the patient' s general health has been impaired by longstanding disease or bad nourishment his powers of healing are poor, as the substances required for the repair are in short supply. The presence of foreign bodies or a poor blood supply (such as occurs in arteriosclerosis, or if the stitches have been tied too tight) will also delay sound healing. In addition, there are many personal and undetermined factors which must be responsible for the fact that some people heal quickly and others heal very poorly. Age is important; babies and children repair their tissues very much more rapidly than old people. This is because the growing child has much more vitality in all his cells. For example, a fracture of the humerus in a new-born baby may be soundly united in ten days; in an adult the same fracture requires about eight weeks to heal.
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Tissue restoration by grafting is the replacement of damaged or lost skin by healthy skin removed from other parts of the body is now commonplace and a procedure which forms part of the routine treatment in hospital accident units. Skin grafting is by no means confined to plastic surgical centres and the general surgeon may be called upon at any time to cut skin grafts to bridge the gaps left in the treatment of malignant or other disease. Bone is similarly grafted from one part of the body to another in the repair of fractures or to fix joints which have become painful or unstable. Damaged sections of nerves are sometimes replaced by using healthy sections of less- important nerves. Tendons may be transplanted to alter the function of muscles. In all these instances grafted tissue is known as a 'homograft'. Homografting of blood vessels is undertaken, but recently arterial grafting using arteries from other human beings has been made possible. Occasionally bone is transplanted from one individual to another and the cornea obtained from the healthy eye of a person recently dead, is used to restore sight to patients blinded by corneal scarring. When the transplanted tissue comes from a source other than the patient's own body - in other words there is a donor - it is described as a ' heterograft'. In some instances, the living tissue from the donor becomes part of the living tissue of the recipient. This is so in the case of the cornea which is nourished by tissue fluid and has no direct blood supply. Live sections of endocrine glands including the ovary and the adrenal have been transplanted from one human being to another and the grafted tissue has continued its normal function of producing a hormone. Other tissues which are transplanted, such as arteries, never become part of the living structure of the recipient patient but merely act as a temporary scaffolding which serves the function of the replaced tissue. This scaffolding is gradually invaded and replaced
y growing tissues from the structure into which it has been built.
The great risk and difficulty in tissue grafting is that the cells of the graft are called upon to live on a very low supply of oxygen during the period required for new blood vessels to grow into the graft from the tissues round about. During that interval of lowered vitality, the graft is very liable to infection. Since the introduction of antibiotics and other means of controlling infection, many new forms of tissue grafting have been made possible while the well established techniques of skin grafting have become much more extensive. With the introduction of chemically stable metals (e.g. vitallium) and 'plastics', a new field of ' replacement' surgery opened. Metallic and plastic joints are now a practical proposition to replace joints wrecked by arthritis.
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Tocophobia is the fear of childbirth.
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Tolodina is a brand name for Amoxicillin.
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Tomography is the technique of using X-rays or ultrasound waves to procure images of structures deep within the human body for diagnostic purposes. In modern medical imaging there are several techniques, such as the CAT scan (computerized axial tomography).
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Tomophobia is the fear of surgical operations.
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The tongue is usually flat and moderately extensible. It consists of a network of bundles of striated muscle fibres, fibrous tissue, fat and lymphoid masses, mucous-producing glands, and a covering of mucous membrane. It is an extremely mobile muscle that enables one to taste food, move it around as it is chewed, push it back into the pharynx when swallowing, and is an invaluable aid in speech. It is derived mostly from an outgrowth (tuberculum) in the floor of the pharynx and is connected with the hyoid bone, the epiglottis and the pillars of the soft palate. The tuberculum grows forward and is joined by other tissues from the region, forming this complex muscular organ of many uses.
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Tonsillitis is the inflammation of the tonsils.
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A tooth is a hard structure in the mouth of vertebrates.
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Topagnosia is a symptom of disease of or damage to the brain in which a person cannot identify a part of the body that has been touched.
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Topanol A is a tarde name for 2,4 dimethyl-6-tertiary butyl phenol.
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Topanol M is a tarde name for butyl-phenylene-diamine.
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Topanol OF is a tarde name for butylated hydroxy toluene (BHT) 3,5 - ditertiary butyl - 4 hydroxy toluene
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Topophobia is the fear of places.
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Torticollis (popularly known as wry-neck) is a rheumatic or other affection of the muscles causing twisting and stiffness of the neck. Torticollis can be caused due to an injury of a sternomastoid muscle during birth.
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A tourniquet is a bandage or piece of rubber tubing used for stopping the flow of blood through a part of the body, generally a limb. Owing to the fact that the main arteries for the limbs are for the most part surrounded by muscle, any attempt to compress them with a tourniquet must involve: (a) A very tight constricting force. (b) Simultaneous compression of muscles and nerves. (c) Complete ischaemia (bloodlessness) of all the tissues beyond the point of application of the tourniquet. Risks of applying a tourniquet are therefore: 1. Insufficient compression of the artery but occlusion of the vein only, leading to congestion and increased bleeding from the ends of the cut veins. 2. Peripheral nerve injury and subsequent paralysis. 3. If the tourniquet remains in position too long, ischaemia and damage to muscles resulting in their contracture. 4. Damage to the artery wall, especially if it is already affected by arterio-sclerosis. Subsequent arterial thrombosis may occur.
In severe injuries where there has been considerable muscle damage, there is one distinct advantage in the application of a tourniquet. It prevents the return to the circulation of the histamine products of tissue damage, and as long as a tourniquet is in position there is less likelihood of severe surgical (secondary) oligaemic shock. Immediately the tourniquet is removed however, these substances reach the general circulation and the onset of oligaemic shock may be very rapid. In operations upon the limbs, a surgeon is able to work in a bloodless field by means of a suitably applied tourniquet.
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Toxaemia is blood poisoning.
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Something is said to be toxic (poisonous) if when introduced into a living organism it destroys it or damages its health.
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Toxicology is the study of nature and effects of poisons and their detection and treatment.
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Toxicosis refers to a disease or condition caused by poisoning.
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Toxin refers to a toxic substance of animal or vegetable origin.
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Toxiphobia is the fear of poison.
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Toxoplasmosis is a protozoal disease characterised by jaundice, enlarged liver and spleen, and convulsions. It is caused by infection with Toxoplasma gondii.
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The trachea (windpipe) is a nearly cylindrical tube, composed of cartilaginous and membranous tissues, and extending downwards from the lower part of the larynx to the level of the third dorsal vertebra, where it bifurcates into the two bronchi. It lies upon the oesophagus posteriorly, and is in relation with the carotid arteries, the thyroid gland and its vessels, and the recurrent laryngeal and pneumogastric nerves. It carries air from the larynx to the bronchi.
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Tracheotomy is the cutting and insertion of a pipe into the trachea. It is used in such cases as the trachea is blocked so that the patient may breath.
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Trachoma is a chronic contagious form of conjunctivitis with inflammation of the inner surface of the eyelids. It is characterised by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea and the formation of scar tissue Trachoma is caused by infection with the virus-like bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It frequently leads to blindness.
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The tragus is the small projection on the pinna at the front of the auditory canal, which offers some physical protection to the rest of the ear.
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Tramodol (also known as Tramadol and marketed in the USA as 'Ultram') is an orally taken drug used to relieve moderate to moderately severe pain. Tramodol was approved for use in the USA in 1995. Tramodol is thought to work by decreasing the brain's perception and response to pain and reduces the magnitude of the pain signal passed from one nerve to another. Tramodol is addictive and frequently causes stomach upset, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and drowsiness. Rarely Tramodol can cause liver failure, increased heart rate and difficulty breathing. When combined with drinking alcohol, Tramodol can cause a dangerous decrease in breathing or liver failure.
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A trance is a sleep-like state from which the patient cannot be roused, and which arises spontaneously without gross brain lesion such as cerebral haemorrhage, or toxic cause such as opium poisoning.
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The transverse arytenoid muscle is a muscle of the larynx supplied by the inferior and superior laryngeal arteries. By flexing or relaxing the cricoarytenoid muscles, the arytenoid cartilages are forced to pivot, causing the vocal cords to be brought together for speech or separated, for breathing.
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The median and transverse palatine sutures mark the lines of connection of the bones of the palate. The transverse palatine suture runs laterally across the palate, and connects the two palatine processes of the forward palate to the two palatine bones of the rear palate.
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Transverse processes are pronounced lateral protrusions exhibited by most vertebrae, one on each side of the vertebra. These transverse processes serve as the attachment sites for ligaments (intertransverse ligaments) and muscles, which control the bending and twisting of the vertebral column. The base of each transverse process in most vertebrae is just off of the main body of the vertebra, located instead at the pedicle. The pedicle is part of the ring-like structure of a vertebra, which also includes the body and lamina of a vertebra, forming the vertebral foramen which protects the spinal cord.
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The transverse sinus veins are a group of interlacing veins of the brain. These veins vary in size between individuals. They pass through the foreamen in the skull to connect the sinuses inside the skull and the veins outside it.
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The transversus abdominis (transversalis abdominis) is a broad, flat muscle of the abdomen that is named after the direction of its fibres. The muscle lies just below the internal oblique, originating from the lumbar fascia, iliac crest, and inguinal ligament (Poupart's ligament). It spans the area from the pelvis to the abdomen and inserts in the xiphoid cartilage and linea alba. The transversus abdominis is innervated by the lower thoracic nerves and supplied by the lumbar arteries. This muscle assists in breathing.
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The transversus perenei is a thin, narrow muscle that lies across the back part of the perineal space. In the female, it originates from the tuberosity of the ischium and inserts in the perineum near the sphincter ani and sphincter vagina. In the male, the it originates from the tuberosity if the ischium and passes inward to insert in the perineum near the sphincter ani and accelerator urinae. The transversus perenei is innervated by the perineal branch of the internal pudic nerve and is supplied by the pudic artery.
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The transversus thoracis is a triangular muscle that originates from the xiphoid cartilage and the sternum and inserts in the cartilage of the second through sixth ribs. It is innervated by the intercostal nerve and supplied by the intercostal arteries. This muscle aids in breathing by narrowing the chest for exhalation.
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The trapezium bone is one of the eight carpal bones which constitute each wrist. This bone is the first carpal bone (in the distal row) on the thumb side of the hand.
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The trapezius is one of the largest shoulder muscles and the most superficial muscle on the back of the neck and upper trunk. It is a broad, flat triangular muscle that lies just below the skin. The muscle originates from the superior nuchal line, the external occipital protuberance, the ligamentum nuchae, and the spinous processes of the seventh cervical and the thoracic vertebrae. It covers the upper back part of the neck and shoulders and inserts in the clavicle, acromion, and upper border of the spine of the scapula. The trapezius is innervated by the accessory nerve (motor) and the cervical plexus (sensory) and is supplied by the cervical artery. This muscle links the neck with the dorsal vertebrae, ribs, and scapula. It is used to turn and tilt the head, raise and twist the arms, and to shrug or steady the shoulders. The trapezius is a postural muscle as well as an active mover.
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The trapezoid bone is one of the eight carpal bones which constitute each wrist. This bone is in the distal row of the carpals, between the trapezium and the capitate bones.
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Traumatophobia is the fear of injury.
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Tremophobia is the fear of trembling.
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Trench fever is an acute infectious disease characterised by fever and muscular aches and pains. It is caused by the microorganism Rickettsia quintana and is transmitted by the bite of a body louse.
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Trench mouth is a bacterial ulcerative disease characterised by inflammation of the tonsils, gums, etc.
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A trepan was a surgeon's cylindrical saw.
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A trephine is a surgeon's cylindrical saw with a guiding centre pin used for removing part of the bone of the skull. The trephine took over from the earlier trepan. Trephines are used for removing bullets or bone fragments loged in the skull and pressing upon the brain, or for the removal of blood clots or tumours etc in the head. Ancient skulls have been found with circular perforations made in them, many of which have also healed over indicating that this type of surgery was practised by very early peoples with success.
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Trephining is the surgical operation of cutting out a small, circular piece of the skull with a trephine.
Trephining is used in the treatment of certain head injuries. It relieves pressure on the brain caused by bleeding between the skull and the brain.
Trephining is also used to remove blood clots and to gain entry to the brain for certain surgical procedures.
Trephining is the earliest-known surgical treatment. Evidence of trephining has been found in human skulls that date from prehistoric times. Anthropologists have found trephined skulls throughout much of the world.
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Triafamox is a brand name for Amoxicillin.
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Triamoxil is a brand name for Amoxicillin.
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Triamterene is an antihypertensive and diuretic drug used to reduce fluid retention (edema) and reduce potassium loss. It works by increasing urine production to eliminate sodium and water from the body while conserving potassium.
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The triceps brachii (three-headed muscle) lies at the upper portion of the inside of the arm. It is the main extensor of the arm and is made up of three teardrop shaped heads: the long head, the lateral head, and the medial head. When working with other nearby muscles it can also move the shoulder, since its upper ends are attached to the scapula. The long head (caput longum), the largest of the three heads, originates from the scapula just below the rounded socket of the shoulder joint, and extends almost three-fourths of the way toward the front of the arm. The lateral head (caput laterale) originates below the greater tubercle of the humerus and lies on the back and side of the upper arm. The medial head (caput mediale) originates below the radial groove and curves around the back of the humerus and is mostly covered by the long head. The lower end of the muscle inserts in the flattened end of the ulna (olecranon). This muscle is innervated by the radial nerve and supplied by muscular branches of the brachial artery. The triceps brachii extend the forearm at the elbow joint. It works with the biceps brachii to control the up and down movement of the forearm.
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Trichiasis is the turning inwards of the eyelashes which then cause irritation to the cornea. Treatment consists of destroying the inward growing eyelashes with electrolysis, or in more severe cases operative treatment on the eyelid to turn the eyelashes in their proper direction.
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Trichiniasis (trichinosis) is a fatal disease characterised by nausea, fever, diarrhoea, and swelling of the muscles. It is caught from eating under cooked pork containing a minute worm named Trichina spiralis. The worms were discovered by Professor Owen in cysts in human muscle in 1832.
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Trichinophobia is the fear of trichinosis.
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Trichology is the study of the structure, functions and diseases of hair.
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Trichopathophobia is the fear of hair.
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Trichophobia is the fear of hair.
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Trichosis is a name given to any abnormal condition or disease of the hair.
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The tricuspid valve is one of the four valves that keeps blood flowing through the heart. It opens and closes with every beat of the heart and is situated at the opening between the right atrium and the right ventricle. The valve has three cusps tethered by fibrous cords (chordae tendineae) attached to papillary muscles in the apex of the ventricle. The long chordae help stop it from flipping inside out. The valve allows the blood to flow from the atrium into the ventricle, but prevents it from flowing in the opposite direction. When the heart contracts, it squeezes blood through the atria and then through the ventricles.
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Trifluoperazine hydrochloride (Stelazine) is a drug used to treat manifestations of psychotic disorders and for the short-term treatment of non-psychotic anxiety.
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The trigeminal nerve (or fifth cranial nerve) is the fifth of the cranial nerves which spring from the brain. The roots of the nerve pass into an enlargement, the Gasserian ganglion, from which three main branches of the nerve are given off:
- the ophthalmic nerve
- the superior maxillary nerve
- the inferior maxillary nerve
The first two divisions of the trigeminal nerve are purely sensory; the third is partially sensory and partially motor.
Tic douloureux or neuralgia of the trigeminal nerve is a very severe form of neuralgia, possibly due to an affection of the Gasserian ganglion. The condition generally begins after middle life, with sudden paroxysms of violent pain which may last for a few seconds to a minute. The muscles of the face become quite contracted and the pain is intense. The paroxysms may follow each other for a few hours, and then remission may occur for days or even months. Gradually, however, the periods of remission become shorter, and the patient may never be entirely free from pain.
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Triglyceride is one of the major fatty substances in the blood. Each
triglyceride molecule consists of one molecule of glycerol combined with three molecules of fatty acids.
Triglycerides are consumed in food.and during digestion break down into separate molecules of fatty acids and glycerol. These molecules may be used by cells for energy, or they may be recombined into
triglycerides and stored as fat for later use.
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Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride (Artane) is a parasympathetic nervous system inhibitor. It is used as an anti- Parkinsonian drug. It also controls drug-induced extrapyramidal disorders.
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Trilaxin is a brand name for Amoxicillin.
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Trimox is a brand name for Amoxicillin.
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The triquetrum is one of the eight carpal bones which constitute each wrist. This bone is so named because of its three-corner, or wedge-like, shape.
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Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number thirteen.
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The trochanter is a protuberance in the upper part of the femur to which the muscles attach.
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