| TCC | Transitional Cell Cancer |
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| TCC | terminal complement complex; thromboplastic cell component; transitional-cell carcinoma; trichloroca... |
| TCCA, TCCAV | transitional cell cancer-associated [virus] |
| TM | technology management; tectorial membrane; temperature by mouth; temporalis muscle; temporomandibula... |
| TS | Takayasu syndrome; Tay-Sachs; temperature sensitivity; temperature, skin; temporal stem; tensile str... |
| bacteria-free stage of bacterial endocarditis | Endocarditis described prior to the antibiotic era and presumably due to spontaneous healing of the bacterial vegetations. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bell stage | Third stage of tooth development, wherein the cells form the inner enamel epithelium, the stratum intermedium, the stellate reticulum, and the outer enamel epithelium; the enamel organ assumes a bell shape. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bud stage | First stage of tooth development; development of the primordia of the enamel organs, the tooth buds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cap stage | Second stage of tooth development wherein there is development of the inner and outer enamel epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vegetative stage | The quiescent stage of a cell or its nucleus in which no karyokinetic changes are taking place. Synonym: vegetative stage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genital stage | Referring to the psychic organization derived from, and characteristic of, the Freudian genital period of the infant's psychosocial organization. See: genitality. See: anality, orality. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mechanical stage | <microscopy> A device provided for adjusting the position of a specimen, usually by translation in two directions at right angles to each other. (05 Aug 1998) |
| REM stage sleep | <physiology> A stage of deep sleep that is accompanied by rapid eye movement and muscle paralysis. Vivid dreams can be recalled in over 80% of patients who awake from REM stage sleep. (27 Sep 1997) |
| resting stage | The quiescent stage of a cell or its nucleus in which no karyokinetic changes are taking place. Synonym: vegetative stage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perfect stage | A mycological term used to describe the sexual life cycle phase of a fungus in which spores are formed after nuclear fusion. Synonym: teleomorph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle stage HIV disease | <disease> This refers to an HIV infection that is characterised by signs and symptoms of HIV that are not life-threatening. Examples include oral thrush, gingivitis, seborrheic dermatitis, molluscum contangiosum, fevers, fatigue, lymph node swelling, malaise and weight loss. This stage can be a signal for the conversion from asymptomatic HIV disease to HIV disease (moe pronouced symptoms include joint pains). AIDS is diagnosed after HIV disease has started to manifest life-threatening oppotunistic infections (for example pneumocystis, cryptosporidium, toxoplasmosis, etc). (27 Sep 1997) |
| cleavage stage, ovum | The embryo in its earliest stage, lasting from the first mitotic division of the fertilised ovum into two blastomeres to the formation of the morula, a compact mass of blastomeres. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cold stage | The stage of chill in a malarial paroxysm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| placental stage of labour | The part of labour from the birth of the baby until the placenta (afterbirth) and foetal membranes are delivered. Also called the third stage of labour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| preconceptual stage | In psychology, the stage of development in an infant's life, prior to actual conceptual thinking, in which sensorimotor activity predominates. (05 Mar 2000) |