Health, diseases terms glossary - Starting with T

Tapioca: Tapioca- Tapioca is pure starch obtained after removing protein from the roots of the cassava plant.
Tendon: Tendon- strong connective tissue cords that attach muscle to bone or muscle to muscle
Tennis elbow: Tennis elbow- a form of tendinitis that causes pain and tenderness in the elbow and forearm
Tenosynovitis: Tenosynovitis- inflammation of the inner lining of the sheath that covers a tendon
TENS: TENS- see Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Tension headache: Tension headache- a headache caused by emotional strain or tension in the muscles of the head and neck
Teratogen: Teratogen- anything that causes abnormalities in a developing embryo or fetus, such as a drug or virus
Teratoma: Teratoma- a tumor composed of cells not normally found in the part of the body when the tumor occurred
Testicles: Testicles- the two male sex organs that produce sperm and the sex hormone testosterone
Testicular torsion: Testicular torsion- severe pain and swelling of a testicle, due to twisting of the spermatic cord
Testosterone: Testosterone- the sex hormone that stimulates development of male sex characteristics and bone and muscle growth; produced by the testicles and in small amounts by the ovaries
Thallium scanning: Thallium scanning- a type of radionuclide scanning used to assess the heart
Therapeutic range: Therapeutic range- the range of doses of a drug that will produce beneficial results without side effects
Thiazolidinediones: Type 2 diabetes medicines that lower insulin resistance in muscle and tissue
Thromboembolism: Thromboembolism- blockage of a blood vessel by a blood clot fragment that has broken off and traveled from another area of the body
Thrombophlebitis: Thrombophlebitis- inflammation of a vein, along with clot formation in the affected area
Thrombosis: Thrombosis- a condition in which a blood clot (thrombus) has formed inside a blood vessel
Thrombus: Thrombus- a blood clot in a blood vessel
Thymoma: Thymoma- a tumor of the thymus gland
Thymus gland: An immune system gland located in the upper part of the chest that plays an important role in the production of T-lymphocytes

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