| taeniola | Origin: L, dim. Of taenia a ribbon. <zoology> One of the radial partitions which separate the internal cavities of certain medusae. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Taeniorhynchus | A genus and subgenus of mosquitoes now considered synonymous with Mansonia. Origin: G. Tainia, band, + rhynchos, snout (05 Mar 2000) |
| taeniosomi | <zoology> An order of fishes remarkable for their long and compressed form. The ribbon fishes are examples. See Ribbon fish, under Ribbon. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Ribbon + body. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Taenzer's stain | <technique> An orcein solution used for staining elastic tissue. Synonym: Unna-Taenzer stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenzer, Paul | <person> German dermatologist, 1858-1919. See: Taenzer's stain, Unna-Taenzer stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| TAF | <abbreviation> Tumour angiogenic factor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tag | See: label, tracer. 2. A small outgrowth or polyp. Anal skin tag, a fibrous polyp of the anus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tag, ear | Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located just in front of the ear (auricle). Therefore, also called preauricular tag. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases the probability that the child has a major malformation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tag, preauricular | See Tag, ear. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tagamet | A class of anti-ulcer medication which work through the inhibition of basal and nocturnal gastric acid secretion by competitive inhibition of the action of histamine at histamine H2 receptor sites on the parietal cells. Examples include cimetidine (Tagamet), famotidine (Pepcid), nizatidine (Axid) and ranitidine (Zantac). (27 Sep 1997) |
| tagatose | A ketohexose; d-tagatose is epimeric with d-fructose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tagatose kinase | <enzyme> Enzyme from mycobacterium butyricum that forms tagatose-6-phosphate Registry number: EC 2.7.1.101 Synonym: d-tagatose kinase (26 Jun 1999) |
| tagaturonate reductase | <enzyme> Catalyses the nad dependent oxidation of altronate to tagaturonate; online and index medicus search alcohol oxidorecuctases (75-77), carbohydrate dehydrogenases (78-82) Registry number: EC 1.1.1.58 Synonym: altronate oxidoreductase, d-altronate-nad+ 3-oxidoreductase, altronate-nad dehydrogenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| tagbelt | <veterinary> Same as Tagsore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tagged atom | A radioactive atom, or a stable but rare one, which by its presence in a molecule helps localization or measurement of that molecule. Synonym: tagged atom. (05 Mar 2000) |