| tomcod | <zoology> A small edible American fish (Microgadus tomcod) of the Codfish family, very abundant in autumn on the Atlantic coast of the Northen United States; called also frostfish. The kingfish. See Kingfish . The jack. See Jack. Origin: Tom (see Tomboy) + cod: cf. F. Tacaud whiting pout, American Indian tacaud, literally, plenty fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tomentose | <botany> Covered with matted woolly hairs; as, a tomentose leaf; a tomentose leaf; a tomentose membrane. Origin: L. Tomentum a stuffing of wool, hair, or feathers: cf. F. Tomenteux. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tomentum | <anatomy> A covering of dense, matted, woolly hairs. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Tomes' fibres | dentinal fibres |
| Tomes' granular layer | <dentistry> A thin layer of dentin adjacent to the cementum, appearing granular in ground sections; the granules are small uncalcified spaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tomes' processes | <dentistry> Process's of the enamel cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tomes, Sir Charles | <person> English dentist, 1846-1928. See: Tomes' processes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tomes, Sir John | <person> English dentist and anatomist, 1815-1895. See: Tomes' fibres, Tomes' granular layer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tomium | <ornithology> The cutting edge of the bill of a bird. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. To cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Tommaselli's disease | Haemoglobinuria and pyrexia due to quinine intoxication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tommaselli, Salvatore | <person> Italian physician, 1834-1906. See: Tommaselli's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tomnoddy | 1. <zoology> A sea bird, the puffin. 2. A fool; a dunce; a noddy. Origin: Tom (see Tomboy) + noddy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tomogram | <radiology> A radiograph obtained by tomography. Origin: G. Tomos, a cutting (section) + gramma, a writing (05 Mar 2000) |
| tomograph | <equipment> The radiographic equipment used in tomography. Origin: G. Tomos, a cutting (section), + grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| tomography | <procedure, radiology> The recording of internal body images at a predetermined plane by means of the tomograph, also called body section roentgenography. Origin: Gr. Graphein = to write (18 Nov 1997) |