| TPM | temporary pacemaker; thrombophlebitis migrans; total particulate matter; total passive motion; triph... |
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| TTD | temporary total disability; tissue tolerance dose; transient tic disorder; transverse thoracic diame... |
| TTS | tarsal tunnel syndrome; temporary threshold shift; through the scope; through the skin; tilt table s... |
| SW | seriously wounded; short waves; sinewave; slow wave; soap and water; social worker; spike wave; spir... |
| TW | tap water; terminal web; test weight; total body water; travelling wave |
| hard cataract | A cataract involving the nucleus. Synonym: hard cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hard chancre | <dermatology> The primary skin lesion of syphilis which begins at the site of infection after an interval of 10-30 days as a papule or red ulcerated skin lesion. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hard corn | The usual form of corn over a toe joint. Synonym: heloma durum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard grass | <botany> A name given to several different grasses, especially to the Roltbollia incurvata, and to the species of aegilops, from one of which it is contended that wheat has been derived. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hard-hearted | Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless. Hard"-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hard pad disease | A form of canine distemper characterised by hyperkeratosis of the foot pads and nose. See: canine distemper. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard pad virus | The virus causing hard pad disease, probably canine distemper virus, but sometimes not recovered. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard palate | The bony part of the roof of the mouth. The hard palate is the front of the palate and is in front of the soft palate. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hard papilloma | A wart, corn, or cutaneous horn. Synonym: hard papilloma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard paraffin | A purified mixture of solid hydrocarbons derived from petroleum. Synonym: paraffin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard pulse | A pulse that strikes forcibly against the tip of the finger and is with difficulty compressed, suggesting hypertension. Synonym: pulsus durus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard rays | Ray's of short wavelength and great penetrability. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard science | A field of scientific study which involves precise measurements of observations and well-defined methods for obtaining and interpreting new knowledge. Chemistry and physics are definitely hard sciences, biology, geology, and astronomy also are usually thought of as hard sciences. Psychology, sociology, and anthropology are not, and are considered soft sciences. (09 Oct 1997) |
| hard soap | A soap made with olive oil, or some other suitable oil or fat, and sodium hydroxide; used as a detergent, and in the form of a suppository or soapsuds enema for constipation; used also as an excipient in pills. Synonym: Castile soap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard sore | The primary skin lesion of syphilis which begins at the site of infection after an interval of 10-30 days as a papule or red ulcerated skin lesion. (27 Sep 1997) |