| TD | tabes dorsalis; tardive dyskinesia; T-cell dependent; temporary disability; terminal device; tetanus... |
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| CWBTS | capillary whole blood true sugar |
| TA | alkaline tuberculin; arterial tension; axillary temperature; tactile afferent; Takayasu arteritis; t... |
| TCR | T-cell reactivity; T-cell receptor; T-cell rosette; thalamocortical relay; total cytoplasmic ribosom... |
| tm | transport medium; true mean |
| true thirst | Thirst that can be satisfied by drinking water. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| true vertebra | Any one of the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: vertebra vera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| true vocal cord | One of Ferrein's cords; the sharp edge of a fold of mucous membrane overlying the vocal ligament and stretching along either wall of the larynx from the angle between the laminae of the thyroid cartilage to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; the vocal folds are the agents concerned in voice production. Synonym: plica vocalis, chorda vocalis, labium vocale, true vocal cord, vocal cord, vocal shelf. (05 Mar 2000) |
| achondroplastic dwarfism | See: achondroplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromelic dwarfism | A form of dwarfism in which shortening is striking in the most distal segment of the limbs; autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: acromelic dwarfism. Origin: acro-+ G. Melos, limb, + ia, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| aortic dwarfism | Underdevelopment of physical stature associated with severe aortic stenosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| asexual dwarfism | Dwarfism in which adult sexual development is deficient. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ateliotic dwarfism | A state in which the secretion of all anterior pituitary hormones is inadequate or absent; caused by a variety of disorders that result in destruction or loss of function of all or most of the anterior pituitary gland. Rare forms of PHP are inherited as autosomal recessive or as an X-linked recessive. Synonym: ateliotic dwarfism, hypophyseal cachexia, hypophysial cachexia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| camptomelic dwarfism | Dwarfism with shortening of the lower limbs due to anterior bending of the femur and tibia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| panhypopituitary dwarfism | Type I is an autosomal recessive disorder with deficient human growth hormone, ACTH, FSH, etc., having delayed sexual development, hypothyroidism, and adrenal insufficiency; type II is similar but is an X-linked disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesomelic dwarfism | Dwarfism with shortness of the forearms and lower legs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metatropic dwarfism | Congenital disproportionate dwarfism in which the trunk is long relative to the limbs at birth but undergoes reversal of this proportion with subsequent development. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondrodystrophic dwarfism | See: chondrodystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Robinow dwarfism | Dwarfism associated with foetal face, acral dysostosis, and genital anomalies; there is also an autosomal recessive form. (05 Mar 2000) |
| micromelic dwarfism | Dwarfism with abnormally short or small limbs. (05 Mar 2000) |