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Green: is a medical procedure.
Orange is medicine.
Blue are diseases and conditions.
Purple is equipment.
Black is "other".
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▪ Tendonitis: An inflammation of a tendon, the strong stringy tissues that attach muscles to bones that allow muscles to move the bones when the muscle contracts. Through overuse, these tendons become inflammed, painful and unable to pull through their full range of movement. Any tendon can become inflammed, but tendons that are responsible for large ranges of movement are the most likely to do so, such as those in the heel, knee, shoulder and elbow. It is very common in athletes, although it can affect anyone.
▪ Thalidomide: A sedative-hypnotic, and multiple myeloma medication. The drug is a potent teratogen in rabbits and primates including humans: this means that severe birth defects may result if the drug is taken during pregnancy.
▪ Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A rare disorder of the blood-coagulation system, causing extensive microscopic blood clots to form in the small blood vessels throughout the body.
▪ Toxin: Any substance that poses an immediate threat to human life or health by interfering with a necessary chemical reaction in the body, but otherwise has no therapeutic use. Most toxins interfere with bodily functions at the molecular level. For example, most nerve toxins block the uptake of the chemicals that are released at the end of nerve cells. As all toxins have a different effect, each requires a specific treatment, often known as an antidote. For example, each type of snake venom must be treated with an anti-venom tailored to that particular species.
▪ Toxoplasmosis: A parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite infects most warm-blooded animals, including humans, but the primary host is the felid (cat) family. Animals are infected by eating infected meat, by ingestion of feces of a cat that has itself recently been infected, or by transmission from mother to fetus.
▪ Tox Screen: A set of standard blood tests for the most common poisons, pharmaceuticals and illegal recreational drugs. When a patient shows symptoms that indicate poisoning or overdose, a tox screen is usually the first diagnostic test ordered by the physician.
▪ Tracheotomy: A surgical procedure where a hole is cut through the trachea (the fold of skin and cartilage where the neck meets the chest) into the airway to allow the passage of air into the lungs through the opening. Tracheotomies are performed in emergency situations where swelling to, damage to, or blockage of the throat will not allow passage of air through the mouth to the lungs.
▪ Tuberculosis: A contagious, airborne, bacterially transmitted disease. If untreated, it is invariably fatal. It has been known since ancient times, but effective treatments have only been available since the early 20th century. Although the immune system attempts to fight off tuberculosis, the disease has the ability to go into a period of dormancy where the disease hides in parts of the lung that are not accessible to the bloodstream and immune system. This characteristic of the disease also makes antibiotic therapy difficult, as during the dormant period the disease is also inaccessible to the effect of antibiotics.
▪ Tularemia: An acute and plaguelike infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, which is transmitted to humans via the bites of infected bloodsucking insects, direct contact with infected animals, the eating of undercooked meat or the drinking of contaminated water. The incubation period for the disease is two to ten days. Symptoms include headache, fever, chills, vomiting and body aches. Antibiotics are used in treatment, most commonly streptomycin.
▪ Tumor: Any discrete body of cells in or on a human body where cell growth is unregulated and the body grows without any regard for the body's other tissues. Tumors can either be malignant (cancerous) or benign. Benign tumors are usually not a threat to health, but can grow to appreciable size. Malignant tumors can metastasize - throw off cells which can form new tumors elsewhere in the body.
▪ Transplant: A medical procedure where a diseased or malfunctioning organ is removed and replaced with a donor organ from a person with a similar antibody profile. Most major organs, including the kidney, lungs, liver and heart can be transplanted. Other body parts, such as bone and bone marrow, can also be transplanted. A transplant is a risky procedure for the patient, and is often either risky to the donor or impossible unless the donor is dead. For example, removal of bone marrow is usually not harmful to the donor, while heart donors clearly need to be dead. Some organs, such as the liver and lungs, can be donated in part, leaving most of the organ intact in the donor.
▪ Tremor: An involuntary, continuous contraction of pairs of muscles in any part of the body that result in the affected body part shaking and also results in a lack of fine motor control. Shivering is a type of tremor caused by the body attempting to warm itself when it is cold.
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Green: is a medical procedure.
Orange is medicine.
Blue are diseases and conditions.
Purple is equipment.
Black is "other".
- T -
▪ Tendonitis: An inflammation of a tendon, the strong stringy tissues that attach muscles to bones that allow muscles to move the bones when the muscle contracts. Through overuse, these tendons become inflammed, painful and unable to pull through their full range of movement. Any tendon can become inflammed, but tendons that are responsible for large ranges of movement are the most likely to do so, such as those in the heel, knee, shoulder and elbow. It is very common in athletes, although it can affect anyone.
▪ Thalidomide: A sedative-hypnotic, and multiple myeloma medication. The drug is a potent teratogen in rabbits and primates including humans: this means that severe birth defects may result if the drug is taken during pregnancy.
▪ Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A rare disorder of the blood-coagulation system, causing extensive microscopic blood clots to form in the small blood vessels throughout the body.
▪ Toxin: Any substance that poses an immediate threat to human life or health by interfering with a necessary chemical reaction in the body, but otherwise has no therapeutic use. Most toxins interfere with bodily functions at the molecular level. For example, most nerve toxins block the uptake of the chemicals that are released at the end of nerve cells. As all toxins have a different effect, each requires a specific treatment, often known as an antidote. For example, each type of snake venom must be treated with an anti-venom tailored to that particular species.
▪ Toxoplasmosis: A parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite infects most warm-blooded animals, including humans, but the primary host is the felid (cat) family. Animals are infected by eating infected meat, by ingestion of feces of a cat that has itself recently been infected, or by transmission from mother to fetus.
▪ Tox Screen: A set of standard blood tests for the most common poisons, pharmaceuticals and illegal recreational drugs. When a patient shows symptoms that indicate poisoning or overdose, a tox screen is usually the first diagnostic test ordered by the physician.
▪ Tracheotomy: A surgical procedure where a hole is cut through the trachea (the fold of skin and cartilage where the neck meets the chest) into the airway to allow the passage of air into the lungs through the opening. Tracheotomies are performed in emergency situations where swelling to, damage to, or blockage of the throat will not allow passage of air through the mouth to the lungs.
▪ Tuberculosis: A contagious, airborne, bacterially transmitted disease. If untreated, it is invariably fatal. It has been known since ancient times, but effective treatments have only been available since the early 20th century. Although the immune system attempts to fight off tuberculosis, the disease has the ability to go into a period of dormancy where the disease hides in parts of the lung that are not accessible to the bloodstream and immune system. This characteristic of the disease also makes antibiotic therapy difficult, as during the dormant period the disease is also inaccessible to the effect of antibiotics.
▪ Tularemia: An acute and plaguelike infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, which is transmitted to humans via the bites of infected bloodsucking insects, direct contact with infected animals, the eating of undercooked meat or the drinking of contaminated water. The incubation period for the disease is two to ten days. Symptoms include headache, fever, chills, vomiting and body aches. Antibiotics are used in treatment, most commonly streptomycin.
▪ Tumor: Any discrete body of cells in or on a human body where cell growth is unregulated and the body grows without any regard for the body's other tissues. Tumors can either be malignant (cancerous) or benign. Benign tumors are usually not a threat to health, but can grow to appreciable size. Malignant tumors can metastasize - throw off cells which can form new tumors elsewhere in the body.
▪ Transplant: A medical procedure where a diseased or malfunctioning organ is removed and replaced with a donor organ from a person with a similar antibody profile. Most major organs, including the kidney, lungs, liver and heart can be transplanted. Other body parts, such as bone and bone marrow, can also be transplanted. A transplant is a risky procedure for the patient, and is often either risky to the donor or impossible unless the donor is dead. For example, removal of bone marrow is usually not harmful to the donor, while heart donors clearly need to be dead. Some organs, such as the liver and lungs, can be donated in part, leaving most of the organ intact in the donor.
▪ Tremor: An involuntary, continuous contraction of pairs of muscles in any part of the body that result in the affected body part shaking and also results in a lack of fine motor control. Shivering is a type of tremor caused by the body attempting to warm itself when it is cold.
By Letter
| A | | B | | C | | D | | E | | F | | G | | H | | I | | J | | K | | L | | M |
| N | | O | | P | | Q | | R | | S | | T | | U | | V | | W | | X | | Y | | Z |