| T CELL: |
A type of white blood cell (lymphocyte) that is part of
the body's immune system. |
| TACHYCARDIA: |
Abnormally rapid heart rate (more than 100 beats per minute). |
| TACHYPNEA: |
Rapid breathing. |
| TACTILE: |
Sense of touch. |
| TALIPES: |
Any deformity of the foot, but usually refers to club feet. |
| TELANGIECTASIA: |
A condition of dilated capillary blood vessels, often multiple in character
and forming simple tumours composed of blood. |
| TELECANTHUS: |
Wide-set eyelid openings, may be synonymous with hypertelorism. |
| TEMPERATURE: |
The temperature is the specific degree of hotness or coldness of the
body. It is usually measured with a thermometer. |
| TEMPRAL LOBES: |
Areas located on each side of the brain that are important in processing
memory information as well as hearing and some language function. |
| TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT: |
The joint between the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull. |
| TENDON: |
A tough, inelastic connective tissue that joins muscle to another structure,
usually bone. When a tendon becomes inflamed, the condition is referred
to as tendinitis or tendonitis. |
| TENTORIUM: |
Tent-like structure. |
| TESTES: |
The male reproductive organs that produce sperm and the male sex hormones;
testicles. |
| TETRAPLEGIA: |
Paralysis of all four limbs. |
| THALAMUS: |
Part of the brain through which nearly all sensory input passes to
the cerebral cortex. |
| THALASSEMIA: |
Inherited anemias (includes alpha thalassemia, beta thalassemia, etc.)
found predominantly among people of Mediterranean descent. |
| THERAPEUTIC: |
Pertaining to treatment. |
| THORACIC: |
Relating to the chest cavity. |
| THORAX: |
The portion of the anatomy below the neck and above the diaphragm;
the chest. |
| THYROID GLAND: |
Endocrine gland in the neck that produces thyroxine and calcitonin,
hormones involved in the regulation of growth and metabolic rate. |
| TIBIA: |
The larger of the two bones in the lower leg; the shin bone. |
| TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE: |
A shin muscle which pulls up the great toe. |
| TIC: |
An involuntary muscular contraction; a twitch or movement. |
| TISSUE: |
A collection of similar cells that form a body structure. |
| TONIC: |
The phase of a grand mal seizure that is marked by prolonged muscular
contraction (rigidity). |
| TOPICAL: |
Pertaining to the surface of the body. |
| TORSION: |
Twisting. |
| TOXIN: |
A poisonous substance. |
| TRACHEA: |
The windpipe, which leads from the back of the throat to the lungs. |
| TRACHEOSTOMY: |
Surgery to create an opening (stoma) into the windpipe. The opening
itself may also be called a tracheostomy. |
| TRACHEOSTOMY BUTTON: |
A 1/2- to 1-1/2-inch-long plastic tube placed in the stoma to keep
it open. |
| TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE: |
A 2- to 3-inch metal or plastic tube that keeps the stoma and trachea
open. Also called a trach ("trake") tube. |
| TRACHEOTOMY: |
Surgical opening into the windpipe to provide an artificial airway. |
| TRANSFUSION: |
Delivery of blood or a blood component into the bloodstream. |
| TRANSPLANTATION: |
The surgical transfer of an organ or tissue from one position (or person)
to another. |
| TRANSVERSE: |
Crosswise. |
| TRANSVERSE COLON: |
The part of the large bowel between the ascending and descending colon,
lying in the upper abdomen. |
| TRAUMA: |
Injury or damage. |
| TREMOR: |
Involuntary trembling. |
| TRICEPS: |
Muscle in the upper arm that extends the forearm. |
| TRICUSPID VALVE: |
Heart valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle. |
| TRIGEMINAL: |
Divided into three. |
| TRIGEMINAL NERVE: |
The nerve that delivers sensory stimuli to the brain from the face,
teeth and tongue. |
| TRIMESTER: |
A term used to define a period of three months. In pregnancy, the first
trimester is 1-12 weeks; the second trimester is 13-26 weeks, and the third
or last trimester is 27- delivery. |
| TRIPLEGIA: |
Paralysis that involves three appendages, usually both legs and one
arm. |
| TRUNCAL OBESITY: |
Fat deposited in the thorax and abdomen, instead of the hips and thighs. |
| TRUSS: |
A device used to hold a hernia or organ in position. |
| TUBULAR: |
Resembling a tube. |
| TUBULE: |
A small tube or canal, especially in the kidneys. |
| TYMPANIC MEMBRANE: |
The eardrum. |
| TYMPANOPLASTY: |
Repair or reconstruction of a damaged eardrum. |
