Category: T

Area of interlacing fibers in which the aqueous humor is filtered; located in the region where the edges of the iris and the cornea meet. A woven structure at the junction between the iris and the sclera of the eye that filters aqueous fluid before it enters the canal of Schlemm. Situated in proximity to…

Relative potency of a poison-producing organism. The virulence of a toxin-producing pathogenic organism.  

A congenital heart defect in which the pulmonary veins empty into the right atrium or veins leading to the right atrium.  

Stiffening and jerking of all major motor muscle groups; previously known as grand-mal seizure.  

Inhibition or prevention of uterine contractions in efforts to delay delivery of a fetus. Inhibition of uterine contractions. Drugs used for this include adrenergic agonists, magnesium sulfate, and ethanol.  

Assessment for carpal tunnel syndrome where the patient’s arms are tapped with a reflex hammer; positive report of “pins and needles” sensation is diagnostic for carpal tunnel syndrome.  

The articular surface of the tibia and femur; knee joint.  

Acts to produce anterior inversion of the foot.  

Muscle of the anterior lower leg that flexes the foot and ankle when contracted. A muscle of the leg originating on the lateral condyle of the tibia and the interosseus membrane between the tibia and the fibula and inserted in the first cuneiform and first metatarsal bones. It dorsiflexes and inverts the foot, supports the…

Diagnostic nuclear scan in which a radioactive substance is injected and uptake by the thyroid gland is measured using a gamma camera. An imaging procedure done after injecting a radioactive substance into a vein, to determine the thyroid’s size, shape, location, and function, or any abnormality such as cancer. A diagnostic procedure that utilizes the…