| TFT | thin-film transistor; thrombus formation time; thyroid function test; tight filum terminale; trifluo... |
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| TLC | tender loving care; thin-layer chromatography; total L-chain concentration; total lung capacity; tot... |
| TLE | temporal lobe epilepsy; thin-layer electrophoresis; total lipid extract |
| TMN | thin membrane nephropathy |
| ODT | Occlusive Dressing Technique; 밀봉 요법 |
| cross-dressing | Clothing oneself in the clothes of the opposite sex. See: transvestism. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pressure dressing | A dressing by which pressure is exerted on the area covered to prevent the collection of fluids in the underlying tissues; most commonly used after skin grafting and in the treatment of burns. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shoulder sling dressing | A conventional around-the-neck and down the back support that is useful for immobilising an injured shoulder or collarbone (clavicle). (27 Sep 1997) |
| dressing | 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. 2. <surgery> An application (a remedy, bandage, etc) to a sore or wound. 3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing. 4. A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad. The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat. 5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics. 6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc. 7. Castigation; scolding; often with down. Dressing case, a case of toilet utensils. Dressing forceps, a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair of scissors, used in dressing wounds. Dressing gown, a light gown, such as is used by a person while dressing; a study gown. Dressing room, an apartment appropriated for making one's toilet. Dressing table, a table at which a person may dress, and on which articles for the toilet stand. Top-dressing, manure or compost spread over land and not worked into the soil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dressing forceps | A forceps for general use in dressing wounds, removing fragments of necrosed tissue, small foreign bodies, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dry dressing | Dry gauze or other material applied to a wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occlusive dressing | A dressing that hermetically seals a wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tie-over dressing | A dressing placed over a skin graft or other sutured wound and tied on by the sutures which have been left of sufficient length for that purpose. Synonym: bolus dressing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fixed dressing | A dressing stiffened with a substance that produces immobilization when it dries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lister's dressing | The first type of antiseptic dressing, one of gauze impregnated with carbolic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |