Category: T

  • Teres minor muscle

    Muscle that rotates the arm laterally.  

  • Tendoplasty

    Surgical repair of a tendon to restore functionality. Reparative surgery of an injured tendon. The surgical restoration of a tendon, also known as tendinoplasty.  

  • Tendolysis

    Releasing a tendon from adhesions. A surgical procedure executed to release a tendon from fibrous bands known as adhesions, which impede its motion. Typically, these adhesions stem from tenosynovitis, an inflammation of the inner lining of a tendon sheath.  

  • Temporomandibular joint syndrome

    Dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint with clicking, pain, muscle spasm, and difficulty opening the jaw; caused by chewing on only one side of the mouth, clenching or grinding the teeth during sleep, or misalignment of the teeth. Severe pain in and about the temporomandibular joint, made worse by chewing. The syndrome is marked by limited…

  • Temporalis muscle

    Smooth muscle of the lateral surface of the face.  

  • Temporal foramen

    A small opening in the cranium for the ear canal.  

  • Tarlov cysts

    Perineural cysts located in the proximal radicles of the lower spinal cord which produce symptoms of nerve pain.  

  • Talipes equinovarus

    Congenital deformity of one or both feet in which the foot is pulled downward and laterally; the heel never rests on the floor, causing the patient to walk on the toes; most common type of clubfoot. A combination of talipes equinus and talipes valgus. Clubfoot where the heel is raised and pointed outward.  

  • Tactile stimulation

    Invoking a neurological response by touching.  

  • T wave

    Section of the electrocardiogram (ECG) showing ventricular repolarization. A section of an electrocardiogram tracing that indicates the lower heart chambers (ventricles) are ready to fill with blood; used in diagnostic studies of the heart.