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Tocodynagraph
A record obtained by using a tocodynamometer.
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Smokeless tobacco
Tobacco used in the form of snuff, tobacco powder, or chewing tobacco. These products irritate the oral mucosa and gingiva, and their continued use results in an increased risk of cancer of the mouth, larynx, throat, and esophagus. Smokeless tobacco contains nicotine and is addictive. Its use is greatest among adolescents, especially males. An estimated…
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Toadskin
A condition characterized by excessive dryness, wrinkling, and scaling of skin sometimes seen in vitamin deficiencies. Dry and coarse skin linked to a lack of vitamin A in one’s diet.
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Titin
An elastic protein in sarcomeres that anchors myosin filaments to the Z disks.
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Antibody titer
The concentration of a specific antibody in plasma. Antibody titers are used to establish the diagnosis of some infectious diseases: a rising titer indicates a recent exposure to a specific infectious antigen.
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Agglutination titer
The highest dilution of a serum that will cause clumping (agglutination) of the antigen being tested.
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Turk’s irritation cell
A cell resembling a plasma cell, found in cases of severe anemia or chronic infection.
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Titanium dioxide
A chemical used to protect the skin from the sun. It is also used in industrial applications to produce white in paints and plastics.
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Tissue reaction
The response of living tissues to altered conditions or types of restorative materials, metals or cements.
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Tissue processor
A device that prepares tissue samples for sectioning and microscopic examination in the clinical laboratory.
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