| TCR | T-cell reactivity; T-cell receptor; T-cell rosette; thalamocortical relay; total cytoplasmic ribosom... |
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| tm | transport medium; true mean |
| TN | talonavicular; tarsonavicular; team nursing; temperature normal; tenascin; trigeminal nucleus; total... |
| TNF | true negative fraction; tumor necrosis factor |
| TNR | tonic neck reflex; true negative rate |
| true conjugate | Distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the upper posterior edge of the pubic symphysis. Synonym: anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet, conjugata vera, conjugate axis, conjugate diameter of pelvic inlet, diameter mediana, internal conjugate, true conjugate. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| true diverticulum | A term denoting a diverticulum that includes all the layers of the wall from which it protrudes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| true dwarfism | Dwarfism characterised by normal development that is at a strikingly lesser rate than that for members of the same family, race, or other races. Synonym: primordial dwarfism, true dwarfism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| true glottis | The interval between the true vocal cords. Synonym: glottis vera, rima vocalis, true glottis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| true-hearted | Of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a truhearted friend. True"-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| true hermaphroditism | Hermaphroditism in which both ovarian and testicular tissue are present. Somatic characteristics of both sexes are present; also called true intersex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| true hypertrophy | An increase in size involving all the different tissues composing the part. (05 Mar 2000) |
| true muscles of back | Muscles of the back innervated by the dorsal primary rami of spinal nerves; includes erector spinae, transversospinalis, interspinal, and intertransverse muscles; excludes the superficial back muscles which are appendicular and are innervated by ventral rami, and the trapezius, innervated by the spinal accessory nerve. Synonym: true muscles of back. (05 Mar 2000) |
| true neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome | <syndrome> Very chronic axon loss brachial plexopathy, caused by compromise of the lower trunk fibres by a congenital band extending from a rudimentary cervical rib to the first thoracic rib; rare disorder, found mostly in young to middle-aged women, that presents with unilateral hand wasting and weakness, particularly involving the lateral thenar eminence; sometimes accompanied by intermittent discomfort along the medial forearm and hand. Synonym: cervical rib and band syndrome, classic cervical rib syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| true pelvis | The cavity of the pelvis below the brim or superior aperture. Synonym: pelvis minor, pelvis vera, small pelvis, true pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| true ribs | Seven upper ribs on either side whose cartilages articulate directly with the sternum. Synonym: costae verae, vertebrosternal ribs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| true thirst | Thirst that can be satisfied by drinking water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |