| thumbprinting |
a radiographic sign appearing as smooth indentations on the barium-filled colon, as though made by depression with the thumb; seen in various disorders of the colon, especially ischemic colitis.
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| thumpversion |
delivery of one or two blows to the chest in initiating cardiopulmonary resuscitation, in order to initiate a pulse or to convert ventricular fibrillation to a normal rhythm.
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| thumb sign |
Protrusion of the thumb across the palm and beyond the clenched fist; seen in Marfan's syndrome.
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| thumb sucking |
The habit of sucking one's thumb. Intermittent thumb sucking is not abnormal, but prolonged and intensive thumb sucking past the time the first permanent teeth erupt at 5 or 6 years of age can lead to a misshapen mouth and displace
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| thundering headache |
A sudden acute headache that may accompany intracranial hemorrhage. Its absence, however, does not rule out intracranial hemorrhage.
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