| third eyelid |
nictitating membrane: a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals
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| third law of thermodynamics |
law stating that the entropy of a substance approaches zero as its temperature approaches absolute zero
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| third tonsil |
pharyngeal tonsil: a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
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| third degree atrioventricular block |
a third degree heart block due to total cessation of impulse conduction through the atrioventricular junctional tissue; no correspondence exists between atrial and ventricular activity, and ventricular asystole and death occur unless a ventricular pacemaker is activated.
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| third degree heart block |
the complete form of heart block, in which no impulses are conducted; often used specifically for third degree atrioventricular block. Called also complete heart b.
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