Category: T
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Tete
Acute dermatitis caused by both bacterial and fungal infection.
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Tetanus
An acute, potentially fatal disease caused by tetanus bacilli multiplying at the site of an injury and producing an exotoxin that reaches the central nervous system producing prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibres. Also called lockjaw. An acute, sometimes fatal, disease of the central nervous system; caused by the toxin of the tetanus bacterium. An…
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Testicular torsion
Torsion of the spermatic cord, is a surgical emergency because it causes strangulation gonadal blood supply with subsequent testicular necrosis and atrophy. The rotation of the testicle along the spermatic cord, resulting in the interruption of blood flow to the testicle. This condition is regarded as a critical urological emergency.
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Teratogen
Is an agent that can cause malformations of an embryo or fetus. adj. teratogenic. Substance that deforms the fetus in the womb and so induces birth defects. A substance that can ca use deformity of a fetus. Anything that adversely affects normal cellular development in the embryo or fetus. It may be certain chemicals, some…
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Tenesmus
A strong desire to defaecate. Ineffectual and painful straining to urinate or defecate. A condition in which someone feels the need to pass faeces, or sometimes urine, but is unable to do so and experiences pain. Spasm of the rectum and desire to defecate without the production of significant amounts of feces. It is associated…
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Tendonitis
Is inflammation of a tendon. A chronic condition that involves inflammation of the tendon or musculotendinous junction. This condition refers to inflammation of tendons (tough cords of tissue that connect muscle to bone) caused by overuse, injury, or a rheumatic condition. Tendonitis produces pain and tenderness and may restrict movement of nearby joints.
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TCID50
Median tissue culture infective dose; that amount of a pathogenic agent that will produce pathological change in 50% of cell cultures.
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T-cell
A type of white blood cell that attacks virus-infected cells, foreign cells and cancer cells. Thymus derived lymphocytes or thymocytes. Comprise Thl and Th2 lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells. Thl lymphocytes are important in cell-mediated immunity and IL-2 and IFN-y production. Th2 lymphocytes are associated with the promotion of antibody-mediated immunity and production of…
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Taeniacide
An agent that kills tapeworms. A substance which kills tapeworms.
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Taenia
A parasitic tapeworm or flatworm of the genus, Taenia. A long ribbon-like part of the body. A large tapeworm of the genus Taenia. Genus of large parasitic tapeworms, many of which are among the most common parasites affecting humans. Included are the beef tapeworm (T. saginata) and the pork tapeworm (T. solium). A genus of…