This page gathers the 10,749 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Medicine”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 97 of 108: from “T wave” to “temple”.
- T wave noun A wave on an electrocardiogram that represents the electrical changes generated by the repolarization of the ventricles.
- T-bandage noun A strip of roller bandage with another strip attached to its centre at right angles, used to hold a dressing in place.
- tabacosis noun Chronic tobacco poisoning; poisoning brought about by excessive use of or exposure to tobacco, especially the occupational disease from…
- tabalumab noun A human monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and B cell malignancies.
- tabes noun A kind of slow bodily wasting or emaciating disease, often accompanying a chronic disease.
- tabes dorsalis noun tabes of the back; a degeneration of the sensory neurons of the spinal cord carrying afferent information.
- tabetic noun A person who has tabes.
- tabid adj Pertaining to tabes.
- tabimorelin noun A drug that acts as a potent, orally active growth hormone secretagogue, mimicking the effects of the endogenous peptide agonist ghrelin as…
- tablature noun A division of the skull into two tables.
- table head noun The end of an examining, operating or imaging table on which the patient’s head rests.
- tablier noun An enlarged labia minora characteristic of certain African women.
- tach noun Tachycardia.
- tachy noun Tachycardia.
- tacrine noun A synthetic drug used in Alzheimer's disease to inhibit the breakdown of acetylcholine by cholinesterase and thereby enhance neurological…
- tacrolimus noun An immunosuppressive drug obtained from Streptomyces tsukubaensis used mainly after organ transplantation.
- tactile necrophiliac adj One of the ten classifications of necrophilia based on the increasing severity of the disorder as defined by the American forensic…
- tadalafil noun A drug, C₂₂H₁₉N₃O₄, that is used to treat erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia and functions similarly to sildenafil. It…
- tadocizumab noun A humanized monoclonal antibody that acts on the cardiovascular system, designed for the treatment of patients undergoing percutaneous…
- taenia noun Any of several ribbon-like bands of tissue.
- TAF noun Initialism of TBP-associated factor.
- tafluprost noun A prostaglandin analogue used topically (as eyedrops) to control the progression of glaucoma and in the management of ocular hypertension.
- tagma noun A specialized, structured, grouping of functionally related molecules, forming the basis the physiology and structure of larger units such…
- tail noun The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
- tailgut noun The portion of the gut beyond the anus.
- take noun An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- Takotsubo cardiomyopathy noun A type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the myocardium.
- talar adj Relating to the talus.
- talk and die syndrome noun The situation where a patient experiences a lucid interval of normal speech before relapsing and dying.
- taltirelin noun A thyrotropin-releasing hormone analogue with possible uses in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.
- talus noun The bone of the ankle.
- tambour noun A shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more of these are connected by a rubber…
- tametraline noun A catecholamine reuptake inhibitor, the parent of a series of chemical compounds that eventually led to the development of sertraline.
- tamibarotene noun An orally-active synthetic retinoid, developed to overcome all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) resistance, with potential antineoplastic…
- tamoxifen noun A nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist used in the treatment of postmenopausal breast cancer and infertility in women.
- tampon verb To plug (a wound) with a tampon or compress.
- tamponade noun The use of a tampon.
- tamsulosin noun An alpha-adrenergic blocking agent administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₀H₂₈N₂O₅S·HCl to treat benign prostatic…
- tandem noun A hollow metal tube containing radioactive material, inserted through the vagina into the uterus to treat gynecological cancer.
- tandem gait noun A manner of walking by placing the heel of the forward foot touching the toes of the back foot, sometimes used in the clinical diagnosis of…
- tandemly adv In an end-to-end manner.
- tandospirone noun A psychoactive drug of the piperazine and azapirone chemical classes, used as an anxiolytic and antidepressant.
- tangentiality noun A mental condition in which one tends to digress from the topic under discussion, especially by word association.
- tangle noun A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
- tap verb To drain off fluid from (a person or a body cavity) by paracentesis.
- tapetum noun A membranous layer of tissue.
- tapotage noun Coughing and expectoration following percussion in the supraclavicular region: a sign sometimes obtained in pulmonary tuberculosis.
- taraxacum noun The dried root of the dandelion once used as a tonic.
- target timing noun The choice of an optimal window or moment for administering treatments, interventions, or medications to achieve the desired therapeutic…
- tarsal adj Of or relating to the tarsus.
- tarsale noun One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus, especially one of the series articulating with the metatarsals.
- tarsectomy noun The operation of removing one or more of the bones of the tarsus (cluster of bones in the foot).
- tarsometatarsal adj Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus.
- tarsus noun A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.
- tartarization noun Treatment with tartar emetic, especially as a treatment for syphilis.
- tasis noun A stretching.
- taspoglutide noun A pharmaceutical drug, a glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist, under investigation for treatment of type 2 diabetes.
- TATA box noun A DNA sequence (cis-regulatory element) found in the promoter region of genes in archaea and eukaryotes.
- tau noun Ellipsis of tau protein (“a protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules…
- tau protein noun A protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules, and when misfolded is…
- tau tangle noun A pathological aggregation of hyperphosphorylated tau protein in the brain that disrupts neural communication.
- tauopathy noun Any of a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein.
- taxis noun The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after dislocation or fracture.
- taxol noun A taxane, C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄, used to treat cancer; Taxol.
- tear line noun The meniscus of lacrimal fluid between the eyeball and eyelid.
- tearing noun continuous shedding of tears; epiphora
- tearout noun The tearing of tissue at the position of an incision, suture, staple, pin, etc.
- teat noun The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
- tech neck noun Neck pain, stiffness, and discomfort resulting from poor posture while using electronic devices (e.g. smartphones, tablets, and computers).
- tectorium noun A covering.
- tectum noun The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus
- tefibazumab noun A humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of severe infections with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
- teflurane noun 2-bromo-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, a halocarbon drug investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but never marketed due to a high incidence…
- tegmen noun A covering such as the thin layer of bone in the roof of the middle ear of mammals.
- tegmentum noun The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey.
- tegument noun A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.
- teixobactin noun An antibiotic discovered in a screen of uncultured bacteria (Eleftheria terrae) grown in situ in soil, thought to be unlikely to lead to…
- tela choroidea noun A region of meningeal pia mater that adheres to the underlying ependyma, and gives rise to the choroid plexus in each of the brain's four…
- telangiectasia noun A condition characterized by dilatation of the capillaries, causing them to appear as small red or purple clusters, often spidery in…
- telapristone noun An investigational selective progesterone receptor modulator, tested for treatment of progesterone-sensitive myomata.
- teledermatology noun The use of telecommunication technology to exchange medical data concerning skin conditions and tumours.
- telemedicine noun The transfer of medical information by means of telecommunication technologies for the purpose of consulting or for remote medical…
- telenursing noun The use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services, including consulting with patients and receiving health data from them.
- telepathology noun Pathology services provided remotely via telecommunications: cytopathology and histopathology image interpretation delivered digitally.
- teleradiography noun Radiography with the tube held at a distance of about six feet from the body.
- teleradiology noun Radiology services provided remotely via telecommunications: a means of electronically transmitting radiologic images and consultative text…
- telithromycin noun The first ketolide antibiotic to enter clinical use, a semisynthetic erythromycin derivative used to treat mild to moderate respiratory…
- tellurism noun The supposed influence of emanations from the soil in producing disease.
- telocentric adj (of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end
- telogen noun A resting phase of the follicle in the cycle of hair growth.
- telogen effluvium noun A form of rapid hair loss, causing hair to fall out, caused by the rapid onset of the telogen phase of follicle growth.
- telogenesis noun The final growth state of a hair or feather follicle
- telogenetic adj Related to or arising during telogenesis, the final growth state of a hair or feather follicle.
- telogenic adj Of, pertaining to, or arising during the telogen, the resting phase of the hair growth cycle
- telomerase noun An enzyme in eukaryotic cells that adds a specific sequence of DNA to the telomeres of chromosomes after they divide; gives the chromosomes…
- telosomic adj having one segment of a chromosome missing
- temazepam noun A compound (trademark Restoril) of the benzodiazepine class used as a tranquilizer and short-acting hypnotic.
- temefos noun An organophosphate larvicide used especially to treat water infested with disease-carrying fleas. [O,O,O′,O′-tetramethyl…
- temperant noun A drug that allays a fever.
- temple noun The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the…