| tailor's muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, anterior superior spine of ilium; insertion, medial border of tuberosity of tibia; action, flexes thigh and leg, rotates leg medially and thigh laterally; nerve supply, femoral. Synonym: musculus sartorius, tailor's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tailor's spasm | An occupational dystonia affecting the forearms and hands of tailors. Synonym: tailor's spasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tailoress | A female tailor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tailrace | 1. See Race. 2. <chemical> The channel in which tailings, suspended in water, are conducted away. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| taint | 1. To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid substance taint the air. 2. To stain; to sully; to tarnish. "His unkindness may defeat my life, But never taint my love." (Shak) Synonym: To contaminate, defile, pollute, corrupt, infect, disease, vitiate, poison. Origin: F. Teint, p.p. Of teindre to dye, tinge, fr. L. Tingere, tinctum. See Tinge, and cf. Tint. 1. Tincture; hue; colour; tinge. 2. Infection; corruption; deprivation. "He had inherited from his parents a scrofulous taint, which it was beyond the power of medicine to remove." (Macaulay) 3. A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| taintworm | <zoology> A destructive parasitic worm or insect larva. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| taira | <zoology> Same as Tayra. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tait | <zoology> A small nocturnal and arboreal Australian marsupial (Tarsipes rostratus) about the size of a mouse. It has a long muzzle, a long tongue, and very few teeth, and feeds upon honey and insects. Synonym: noolbenger. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Tait's law | An obsolete dictum that an exploratory laparotomy should be performed in every case of obscure pelvic or abdominal disease that threatens health or life. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tait, Robert | <person> English gynecologist, 1845-1899. See: Tait's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tajassu | <zoology> The common, or collared, peccary. Origin: Pg. Tajaco, from Braz. Tayaco a hog or swine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Taka-diastase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-glycosidic linkages in starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides and oligosaccharides containing 3 or more 1,4-alpha-linked d-glucose units. Pharmacological action: anti-inflammatory agents. Chemical name: 1,4-alpha-D-Glucan glucanohydrolase Registry number: EC 3.2.1.1 (12 Dec 1998) |
| Takahara's disease | Absence or deficiency of catalase from blood and tissues, often manifested by recurrent infection or ulceration of the gums and related oral structures. Homozygotes may have complete absence (Japanese variety) or very low levels (Swiss variety) of catalase; heterozygotes have reduced catalase levels (hypocatalasia), which overlap with the normal range. Synonym: acatalasaemia, Takahara's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Takahara, Shigeo | <person> 20th century Japanese otolaryngologist. See: Takahara's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Takayama's stain | <technique> A stain containing pyridine, sodium hydrate, and dextrose; used for identification of blood stains; a drop added to a suspected blood stain results in the formation of haemochromogen crystals. (05 Mar 2000) |