Glossary

Category: T

  • Tarpaka kapha

    The aspect of kapha that lubricates and nourishes the brain. Responsible for memory retention.  

  • Tzanck test

    Diagnostic test that examines the tissue of a lesion to determine the type of cell present. The examination of cells scraped from the lower surface of a vesicle to determine the underlying disease (e.g., infection with a herpesvirus).  

  • Trousseau’s phenomenon

    Sign in which pressure applied to the upper arm produces muscular spasms, indicating latent tetany.  

  • Triiodothyronine (T3)

    A hormone that helps regulate growth and development, metabolism, and body temperature. One of the two hormones that are secreted by the thyroid gland and are responsible for controlling the metabolism of the body. Although available in pill form, it is not usually prescribed for patients with hypothyroidism because it does not provide as good…

  • Tonometry

    Tonometry

    Measurement of tension or intraocular pressure. A measurement of pressure inside an organ, especially the eye. Diagnostic procedure to detect increased intraocular pressure indicative of glaucoma. The use of an instrument (tonometer) to measure the fluid pressure inside the eyeball, mainly to test for glaucoma, a condition in which fluid pressure is elevated. A test…

  • Thyrotropin

    Thyroid stimulating hormone. A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that is responsible for controlling the output of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. In hypothyroidism caused by disease of the thyroid gland, TSH concentrations are elevated in the blood, and in hyperthyroidism TSH concentrations are low. Hormone produced and released by the pars distalis…

  • Thyroidectomy

    Surgical removal of the thyroid gland. Partial or total excision of the thyroid gland. A surgical operation to remove all or part of the thyroid gland. Removal of the thyroid gland. Surgical removal of the thyroid gland, usually done to remove tumors or to treat hyperthyroidism that does not respond to other therapies. Partial or…

  • Thoracostomy

    An incision in the chest wall for the purpose of drainage; a chest tube may be inserted for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. Incision into the chest wall, usually followed by insertion of a tube between the pleurae and a system for draining fluid from that space. The surgical procedure of…

  • Thallium scan

    A cardiac stress test using intravenous thallium injection to diagnose ischemia and coronary artery disease.  

  • Tetralogy of Fallot

    A congenital cardiac condition. A combination of congenital defects that include an enlarged right ventricle of the heart, overriding aorta and pulmonary valve stenosis that prevents the blood from receiving sufficient oxygen. A disorder of the heart which makes a child’s skin blue. Congenital heart defect characterized by four anomalies: pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect,…