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Telangiectasis
Small dark red spots on the skin, formed by swollen capillaries. A localized collection of distended blood capillary vessels. It is recognized as a red spot, sometimes spidery in appearance, that blanches on pressure. Telangiectases may be found in the skin or the lining of the mouth, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and urinary passages. The condition in…
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Tela
A delicate part or tissue in the body with a fine or intricate pattern like a web. Any thin weblike tissue, particularly the tela choroidea, a folded double layer of pia mater containing numerous small blood vessels that extends into several of the ventricles of the brain.
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Tegument
A covering, especially the protective outer covering of an organism. The protective layer that envelops the body.
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Teflon
A synthetic polymer injected into the joints of the larynx to increase movement and help hoarseness of voice.
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Teething
The period when a baby’s milk teeth are starting to erupt, and the baby is irritable. Eruption of deciduous teeth (baby teeth, milk teeth) through the gums, usually extending from 4-6 months to about 30 months, when all 20 milk teeth have appeared. Discomfort in the gum area may occur, and symptoms of drooling, biting…
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Tectospinal tract
A tract which takes nerve impulses from the mesencephalon to the spinal cord. A tract that conveys nerve impulses from the midbrain, across the midline as it descends, to the spinal cord in the cervical (neck) region. It contains important motor neurons. A nerve tract that passes from the tectum of the midbrain through the…
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Tectorial membrane
A membrane in the inner ear which contains the hair cells which transmit impulses to the auditory nerve. The thin, jelly-like membrane projecting from the vestibular lip of the osseous spiral lamina and overlying the spiral organ of Corti of the ear.
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Technician
A qualified person who does practical work in a laboratory or scientific institution. Skilled worker; may refer to one’s degree of expertise, such as a surgeon being a superb technician. A specialist in the technical details of a subject or process. A technologist is skilled in the application of knowledge for practical purposes. The distinction…
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Teat
A rubber nipple on the end of a baby’s feeding bottle. The nipple of the mammary gland.
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Tear
A drop of the salty fluid which forms in the lacrimal gland. The fluid keeps the eyeball moist and clean and is produced in large quantities when a person cries. A hole or a split in a tissue often due to over-stretching. A liquid that lubricates the eyes, keeps them clean and moist, and helps…
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