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T
- T4
- thyroxine, thyroid
hormone also prepared synthetically, for treatment of
hypothyroidism and myxedema
- tachycardia
- excessively rapid heart
rate
- tachyphylaxis
- progressive decrease in
response following repetitive administration of a
pharmacologically or physiologically active
substance
- tea
- an infusion made by
pouring boiling water over plant material and allowing to
steep for a period of time
- tendovaginitis
- inflammation of a
tendon and its sheath
- tenesmus
- painful spasm of the
anal sphincter accompanied by an urgent desire to evacuate
the bowel or bladder, involuntary straining, and the passage
of little fecal matter or urine
- tenui-
- in botany,
slender
- teratogenic
- causing abnormal
embryonic growth processes
- teratogenicity
- property of an agent
that causes physical defects in the developing
embryo
- testa
- in botany, seed
coat
- thermolabile
- altered or destroyed by
heat
- thiazide
- a class of diuretics
that increase the excretion of sodium and chloride and
accompanying volume of water
- thrombasthenia
- platelet defect with
impaired ability to form blood clots
- thrombocyte
- platelet
- thrombocytopenia
- condition of abnormally
small number of platelets circulating in the blood,
characterized by inability to properly clot blood and easy
bruising
- thrombophlebitis
- venous inflammation
with formation of clots
- thrombosis
- formation of blood
clots causing vascular obstruction
- thyrotoxicosis
- state produced by
excessive thyroid hormone
- tincture
- an alcohol or
water-alcohol solution, usually referring to a preparation
from herbal materials
- tinnitus
- ringing or roaring in
the ear
- T-lymphocyte
- long-lived white blood
cell responsible for cell-mediated immunity
- tonic
- remedy utilized to
restore strength and vigor; typically taken for an extended
period of time
- tonic for the
kidneys
- diuretic
- toniclonic
- a muscle spasm which is
both tonic, occurring over an extended period of time, and
clonic, marked by contractions and relaxations of the muscle
occurring in rapid succession
- topical
application
- administration to the
skin
- tracheobronchitis
- inflammation of the
mucous membrane of the trachea and bronchi
- trigeminal
neuralgia
- pain in the trigeminus,
chief sensory nerve of the face and the motor nerve enabling
chewing
- tuberculosis
- a specific disease
caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which may affect
almost any tissue or organ of the body, most commonly the
lungs
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