| Torre's syndrome | <syndrome> Multiple sebaceous gland neoplasms associated with multiple visceral malignancies. Synonym: Muir-Torre syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Torre, Douglas | <person> U.S. Dermatologist, *1919. See: Torre's syndrome, Muir-Torre syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| torrefaction | Parching or drying by heat; a pharmaceutical operation for rendering drugs friable. Origin: L. Torre-facio, pp. -factus, to make dry by heat, fr. Torreo, to parch (05 Mar 2000) |
| torrefy | 1. To dry by a fire. 2. <chemistry> To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores. 3. <pharmacology> To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired. Origin: L. Torrere to parch + -fy: cf. F. Torrefier, L. Torrefacere Alternative forms: torrify. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| muir-torre syndrome | <radiology> Rare syndrome consisting of: soft tissue tumours: keratoacanthoma, actinic keratosis, etc., internal malignancies (50% gastrointestinal, 25% genito-urinary), autosomal dominant inheritance, high incidence of colonic polyps, 120 reported cases (12 Dec 1998) |
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