Category: T

The procedure of pushing or massaging dislocated bones or hernias to make them return to their usual position. In surgery, restoration by manipulation only of a dislocated organ or part to its normal position. The returning to a normal position of displaced bones, organs, or other parts by manipulation only, unaided by mechanical devices. The…

A system in which patient care is divided into tasks which are given to different nurses with specific skills.  

A yellow substance (E102) added to food to give it an attractive colour. Although widely used, tartrazine provokes reactions in hypersensitive people and is banned in some countries. A pyrazole aniline dye widely used to color foods, cosmetics, drugs, and textiles. Its use has been linked to hives and other allergic type reactions in some…

An incision of the tarsus of the eyelid. A surgical cut made into the tarsus of the foot or into an eyelid.  

An operation to join the two eyelids together to protect the eye after an operation. A surgical procedure to narrow the opening between the upper and lower eyelids. Tarsorrhaphy is used to treat various conditions of the eye, especially those of the cornea caused by too much exposure to air (if the eyelids do not…

An inflammation of the edge of the eyelid. Inflammation affecting the tarsal plate in the upper eyelid.  

A surgical operation to remove one of the tarsal bones in the ankle. A surgical operation to remove the tarsus of the eyelid. Surgical excision of the tarsal bones of the foot. Surgical excision of a portion of the foot’s tarsus or the tarsal plate in the upper eyelid.  

A pain in the ankle. Aching pain arising from the tarsus in the foot. Pain in the tarsus or ankle; it may be due to flatfoot, shortening of the Achilles tendon, or other causes.  

Dark and sticky solid matter which is passed out of the bowels.