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thoracic
Having to do with the chest.
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thoracentesis
A surgical puncture and drainage of the chest cavity.
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therapeutic
A substance or treatment that’s effective in treating disease.
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thalassemia
An inherited type of chronic anemia.
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tetany
A continuous muscle spasm.
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tetanus
An infectious disease, often fatal, caused by a Clostridium tetani bacteria. The bacteria usually enters the body through wounds. Characterized…
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testosterone
One of the male sex hormones.
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testis
The male gonad or reproductive organ.
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teratogen
An agent that causes physical defects in a developing embryo.
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tendon
A cord of strong white fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone.
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tendinitis
Inflammation of a tendon.
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temporomandibular joint
TMJ. The joint between the lower jaw and the side of the head, located just in front of the…
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telogen effluvium
Thinning hair. Rarely results in actual baldness.
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Tanner staging
A growth chart used to assess the stage of puberty based on pubic hair growth, the development of genitalia in…
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talus
A bone of the ankle.
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tachypnea
Rapid breathing.
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tachycardia
An abnormally rapid heartbeat.
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systolic
Systolic blood pressure is the pressure when your heart is contracting, squeezing blood out.
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systole
The cardiac contraction of a heartbeat.
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syphilis
A sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
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synovia
The clear lubricating fluid produced in joints, bursae and tendon sheaths.