Category: T

A long thin flat piece of material. A flexible, narrow strip of linen, cotton, paper, or plastic such as adhesive tape.  

A sudden episode of bad behaviour, usually in a child, where the child throws things or lies on the floor and screams. A sudden outbreak of rage or unruly behavior. In an adult who is out of control, it may be a sign of a psychiatric disorder. Tantrums are common among small children, who sometimes…

A type of net made of tantalum wire, used to repair cranial conditions.  

To become brown in sunlight. Change in pigmentation of skin caused by exposure to the sun or ultraviolet light.  

A drug which helps to prevent the actions of oestrogen, used especially in the treatment of breast cancer and some types of infertility. An anticancer drug. Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) is used to treat and prevent some kinds of breast cancer that require the hormone estrogen in order to grow. Tamoxifen works by blocking the actions of…

A foot with a shape that does not allow usual walking, a congenital condition. The medical name for the foot-and-ankle deformity commonly called clubfoot. Any of several deformities of the foot, including talipes equinus, in which the toes are pointed downward, and talipes calcaneus, in which the toes are pointed upward so that the person…

Scented talc.  

A soft white powder used to dust on irritated skin. Powdered soapstone; a soft, soapy powder; native hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2, used, for example, in pleurodesis.  

To remove something, especially clothes.