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Muscular tension
Condition of a muscle in which fibers tend to shorten and thus perform work or liberate heat. The condition in which muscles contract in response to being passively extended.
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Intravenous tension
Force exerted by the blood pressure on the walls of a vein. The stress placed on the wall of a vein due to the pressure of the blood inside it.
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Arterial oxygen tension
The partial pressure of oxygen in the plasma of the arterial blood.
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Arterial tension
Tension resulting from the force exerted by the blood pressure on the walls of arteries. The stress exerted on the walls of the arteries during the peak of the pulse wave when the heart contracts; equivalent to systolic blood pressure.
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Tensiometer
A device for determining the surface tension of liquids. A tool used to measure the surface tension of liquids.
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Tensilon test
A test used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG). A short-acting anticholinesterase drug, such as edrophonium chloride or neostigmine, is injected, and the patient is observed for improved muscular strength. The patient is also observed after an injection of a placebo (e.g., saline). Improvement with the active drug, but not the placebo, is a…
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Tenosynovitis hyperplastica
Painless swelling of extensor tendons over the wrist joint,
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Tenosuture
Suture of a partially or completely divided tendon.
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Tenosuspension
In surgery, use of a tendon to support a structure.
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Tenophyte
A cartilaginous or osseous growth on a tendon. The development of bone within a tendon.
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