Category: T
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Toxic lesion
A lesion resulting from poisons or toxins from microorganisms.
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Toric contact lens
A contact lens with two separate curvatures. It can be used, for example, to correct simultaneously astigmatism and distance vision. A contact lens with two separate curvatures. It can be used, for example, to correct astigmatism and distance vision simultaneously.
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Tegumentary leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis that involves the skin or mucous membranes.
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Tome granular layer
The layer of interglobular dentin beneath the dentinocemental junction in the root of a tooth.
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Tuberculous laryngitis
Laryngitis secondary to infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Infectious granuloma may be present in the interarytenoid area, vocal cords, epiglottis, or false cords.
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Terminal lamina
The thin sheet of tissue forming the anterior border of the third ventricle.
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Trophoblastic lacune
An irregular cavity in the syntrophoblast that develops into intervillous spaces or lacunae.
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Trial of Iabor
Permitting labor to continue long enough to determine if normal vaginal birth appears to be possible (e.g., in vaginal birth after cesarean delivery).
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True knot
A knot formed by the fetus slipping through a loop of the umbilical cord.
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Tyrosine kinase
Any of a group of enzymes that influence signaling between cells, especially as relates to cell growth and death, cellular adhesion and movement, and cellular differentiation. Abnormalities in tyrosine kinases are found in some human diseases, including chronic myeloid (myelogenous) leukemia.