| TF | free thyroxine; tactile fremitus; tail flick [reflex]; temperature factor; testicular feminization; ... |
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| TFF | tube-fed food |
| TFS | testicular feminization syndrome; thyroid function study; tube-fed saline |
| TP | temperature and pressure; temperature probe; temporal peak; temporoparietal; tension pneumothorax; t... |
| TSAT | tube slide agglutination test |
| uterine tube | One of the tubes leading on either side from the upper or outer extremity of the ovary, which is largely enveloped by its expanded infunclibulum, to the fundus of the uterus; it consists of infundibulum, ampulla, isthmus, and uterine parts. Synonym: salpinx uterina, tuba uterina, salpinx, fallopian tube, gonaduct, oviduct, tuba fallopiana, tuba fallopii. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fimbriae of uterine tube | The irregularly branched or fringed processes surrounding the ampulla at the abdominal opening of the uterine tube; most of the lining epithelial cells have cilia that beat toward the uterus. Synonym: fimbriae tubae uterinae, laciniae tubae, Richard's fringes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral lamina of cartilaginous auditory tube | The narrow lateral portion of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube. Synonym: lamina lateralis cartilaginis tubae auditivae, lamina cartilaginis lateralis tubae auditivae, lateral cartilaginous layer, lateral layer of cartilaginous auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral layer of cartilaginous auditory tube | The narrow lateral portion of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube. Synonym: lamina lateralis cartilaginis tubae auditivae, lamina cartilaginis lateralis tubae auditivae, lateral cartilaginous layer, lateral layer of cartilaginous auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leach tube | A reusable cone-shaped plastic container used for growing seedlings for revegetation work, the containers can be mounted in a rack for easy transport and were named after Ray Leach, who invented them in Oregon. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Levin tube | A tube introduced through the nose into the upper alimentary canal, to facilitate intestinal decompression. (05 Mar 2000) |