| talar articular surface of calcaneus | Any of the three facets of the calcaneus that articulate with the overlying talus; the talar articular surface anterior and middle talar articular surface contribute to the talocalcaneonavicular joint and are separated by the tarsal sinus from the posterior talar articular surface which enters into the subtalar joint. Synonym: facies articularis talaris calcanei. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| talar sulcus | The groove on the inferior surface of the talus, which with a corresponding groove on the calcaneus forms the sinus tarsi. Synonym: sulcus tali, interosseous groove, talar sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talaria | Small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the ankles, chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury. Origin: L, from talaris pertaining to the ankles, fr. Talus ankle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Talbot | William Henry Fox, British scientist, 1800-1877. See: Plateau-Talbot law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talbotype | <photography> Same as Calotype. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| talc | <chemical> A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish colour, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety. Indurated talc, an impure, slaty talc, with a nearly compact texture, and greater hardness than common talc. Synonym: talc slate. Origin: F. Talc; cf. Sp. & It. Talco, LL. Talcus; all fr. Ar. Talq. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| talc operation | An obsolete operation in which magnesium silicate (talc) powder is applied to the epicardium to create a sterile granulomatous pericarditis and thus promote pericardial anastomoses with the coronary circulation. Synonym: poudrage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talcosis | A pulmonary disorder related to silicosis, occurring in workers exposed to talc mixed with silicates; characterised by restrictive or obstructive disorders of breathing or the two in combination. Origin: talc + G. -osis, condition Pulmonary talcosis, pneumoconiosis from inhaling talc dusts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| talcous | <chemical> Of or pertaining to talc; composed of, or resembling, talc. Origin: Cf. F. Talqueux. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| talcum | Synonym: talc. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tale | 1. That which is told; an oral relation or recital; any rehearsal of what has occured; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story. "The tale of Troy divine." . "In such manner rime is Dante's tale." . "We spend our years as a tale that is told." (Ps. Xc. 9) 2. A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration; a count, in distinction from measure or weight; a number reckoned or stated. "The ignorant, . . . Who measure by tale, and not by weight." (Hooker) "And every shepherd tells his tale, Under the hawthornn in the dale." (Milton) "In packing, they keep a just tale of the number." (Carew) 3. A count or declaration. To tell tale of, to make account of. "Therefore little tale hath he told Of any dream, so holy was his heart." (Chaucer) Synonym: Anecdote, story, fable, incident, memoir, relation, account, legend, narrative. Origin: AS. Talu number, speech, narrative; akin to D. Taal speech, language, G. Zahl number, OHG. Zala, Icel. Tal, tala, number, speech, Sw. Tal, Dan. Tal number, tale speech, Goth. Talzjan to instruct. Cf. Tell, Toll a tax, also Talk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| talegalla | <ornithology> A genus of Australian birds which includes the brush turkey. See Brush turkey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| talent | 1. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 minae or 6,000 drachmae. The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. Avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver money, its value was |
| talin | <cell biology> Protein (215 kD) that binds to vinculin, but not to actin and is associated with the sub plasmalemmal cytoskeleton. (18 Nov 1997) |
| talion | The principle of retribution in intrapsychic behaviour. Origin: Welsh tal, compensation (05 Mar 2000) |