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Tachypnea - Fast breathing

Tarsal Bones - Ankle bones

Tarsectomy - Surgery to remove one or more of the ankle bones

Tendon - Elastic band that attaches muscle at each end

Tenodynia - Pain in a tendon

Tenomyoplasty - Surgery to fix a tendon and muscle

Tenorrhaphy - Surgery to stitch together a ripped tendon

Tenosynovitis - Inflammation of the covering layer around a tendon

Tenotomy - Surgery to cut the tendon of an eye muscle to fix strabismus

Terminated - Stopped, ended

Testicle - One of two male sex glands that make sperm

Testicular - Carcinoma Cancer of the testicles

Testis - One of two male sex glands that make sperm

Tetany - Muscle cramps caused by a low amount of calcium

Tetracycline - Type of antibiotic

Tetraplegia - Total loss of muscle movement and loss of feeling in both arms and legs

Therapy - Treatment, care

Thoracalgia - Pain in the chest or wall of the chest

Thoracentesis - Using a needle to remove fluid from the chest cavity

Thoracic Cavity - Space where the heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, bronchi, and thymus are found

Thoracic Vertebrae - Bones of the spine in back of the chest

Thoracoscope - Tool used to look into the chest cavity

Thoracotomy - Surgery to cut into the chest

Thorax - The chest

Throat - Area between the mouth and esophagus that performs the swallowing action

Thrombus - A clotting of blood factors that frequently blocks blood flow

Thymectomy - Surgery to remove the thymus

Thymoma - Tumor of the thymus

Thymus - Lymph organ in the chest, which is most active at puberty, where a type of lumphocyte is made

Thyroid Gland - Gland in the neck that makes the thyroid hormones, which are important in controlling metabolism

Thyroid-Stimulating - Hormone that makes the thyroid gland active Hormone

Thyroidectomy - Surgery to remove the thyroid gland

Thyropara - Surgery to remove the thyroid and parathyroid glands thyroidectomy

Thyrotoxicosis - Disorder caused by too much thyroid hormone

TIA - See transient ischemic attack (TIA)

Tibia - The larger of the two lower leg bones; the shin bone

Tinea - Fungal infection of skin; ringworm

Tinnitus - Ringing, roaring, buzzing, or clicking noises in the ears

Tissue - Group of cells that work together

Titration - Slow increase in drug dosage, guided by patient's responses

T-Lymphocytes - Type of white blood cells

To document - To measure, keep a record of, find out

Tolerance - Decrease in response to a fixed dosage of drug; over time, higher and higher doses of a drug are needed to get the desired effect

Tolerate (well) - Have no problem with, no serious side effects

Tonometer - Tool that measures pressure inside the eye

Tonsil - Lymphoid tissue in the back of the mouth

Tonsillectomy - Surgery to remove a tonsil or tonsils

Toothed - With small teeth used to hold tissue

Topical - Surface

Topical Application - Giving a medication by putting it directly on the skin

Topical Anesthetic - Applied to a certain area of the skin and reducing pain only in the area to which applied

Toxicity - Any harmful effect of a drug or poison

Toxicology - The study of poisons and their actions on the body

Trabeculectomy- Surgery that makes a place for fluid to drain from the eye, reducing eye pressure in patients with glaucoma

Trachea - Windpipe

Tracheitis - Inflammation of the windpipe

Trachelocystitis - Inflammation of the neck of the urinary bladder

Tracheoplasty - Surgery to fix the windpipe

Tracheostomy - Surgery to, make a hole through the neck from the windpipe to the outside of the body

Tranquilizer - Drug used to control anxiety

Transdermal - Through the skin

Transdermal Patch - Patch containing a drug that is put on the skin so the drug will enter the body through the skin

Transient Ischemic - Sudden loss of blood flow to the brain that lasts for a few Attack (TIA) minutes to an hour but has not lasting effect

Transmit - Carry, pass on, deliver

Transrectal - Ultrasonography of the organs in the belly done using a probe in the rectum

Trauma - Injury, wound

Traumatic - Causing damage, like a tool used to crush tissue

Traverse Plane - Divides the body to make a top and bottom

Treadmill - Walking machine used to determine heart function

Treadmill Stress Test - Test used to determine heart function

Trichomoniasis - Parasite infection that is spread by sexual contact

Trichomycosis - Fungus infection in the hair

Tricuspid Valve - A valve in the heart that controls the flow of blood by opening and closing with each heart beat

TSH - See thyroid-stimulating honIlone (TSH)

Tubal Ligation - Surgery to close the uterine tubes to prevent pregnancy

Tuberculin - Substance used in skin tests to test for tuberculosis

Tuberculosis - Bacterial infection that usually results in a serious lung disorder

Tympanic - Membrane Eardrum

Tympanitis - Inflammation of the ear drum

Tympanometer - Tool used to fix the ear drum

Tympanoplasty - Surgery to fix the eardrum and bones of the middle ear