Category: T

Application of mild electrical current to the skin over a painful region, providing pain relief by interfering with transmission of pain signals. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is a type of therapy for pain relief It uses electrical impulses to interfere with pain signals to the brain. With this technique, small electrodes are placed on an…

Repair of a septal defect using a septal occluder or Rashkind device during cardiac catheterization.  

Narrowing of the lumen of the trachea. Unusual constriction of the windpipe.  

Degeneration of elastic and connective tissues in the trachea. Softening of the tracheal cartilage. It may be caused by pressure of the left pulmonary artery on the trachea or by long-term tracheal intubation. Pathological weakening or softening of the tracheal cartilages.  

The inverted treelike structure of the trachea, main stem bronchi, and bronchioles; also known as bronchial tree.  

Use of a cannula to remove mucus, pus, or aspirated material from the trachea and upper bronchus to improve air exchange. Clearing the airways of mucus, pus, or aspirated materials to improve oxygenation and ventilation.  

Abnormal or excessive anterior curvature of the cervical neck. Excessive anterior curvature of the cervical portion of the spine.  

Pain in the neck.  

A muscle of the throat that decreases the lumen of the tracheal rings when contracted.  

Surgical procedure used to treat glaucoma, where an argon laser is used to create small holes in half of the trabecular meshwork to increase the flow of aqueous humor. Surgical laser procedure done on the trabecular meshwork of the eye to increase the outflow of aqueous in the treatment of glaucoma. A laser surgical procedure…