| total mastectomy | Excision of the breast including the nipple, areola, and most of the overlying skin. Synonym: total mastectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| total necrosis | Complete necrosis of the cytologic and histologic elements in a portion of tissue, as in caseous necrosis, death of an entire organ or part. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total or partial anomalous pulmonary venous connections | Connections in which some or all of the pulmonary veins connect to the right atrium or one of its tributaries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total parenteral nutrition | <pharmacology> Intravenous feeding that provides patients with all essential nutrients when they are unable to feed themselves. Acronym: TPN (12 Jan 1998) |
| total pelvic exenteration | Removal of the urinary bladder, lower parts of the ureter, vagina, uterus, adnexa, rectum, anus, and adjacent lymph nodes; a colostomy and urinary diversion are necessary. Synonym: Brunschwig's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total peripheral resistance | The total resistance to flow of blood in the systemic circuit; the quotient produced by dividing the mean arterial pressure by the cardiac minute-volume. Synonym: peripheral resistance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total placenta previa | Placenta previa in which the placenta entirely covers the internal os of the cervix. Synonym: central placenta previa, total placenta previa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total push therapy | The application of all available therapy's to the treatment of a psychiatric patient in a hospital setting. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total quality management | The application of industrial management practice to systematically maintain and improve organization-wide performance. Effectiveness and success are determined and assessed by quantitative quality measures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| total refractory period | The absolute refractory period plus the relative refractory period. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total sclerectasia | Uniform stretching of the entire sclera, typically seen in buphthalmos. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total spinal anaesthesia | Spinal anaesthesia extensive enough to produce loss of sensation in all extracranial sensory roots. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total suspended particulates | The quantity of solid particles in a gas or exhaust stream. Any finely divided material (solid or liquid) that is airborne with a diameter smaller than a few hundred micrometres. (05 Dec 1998) |
| total suspended solids | The organic and inorganic material left on a standard glass fibre filter (0.45 micron) after a water sample is filtered through it. (09 Oct 1997) |
| total synechia | Adhesion of the entire surface of the iris to the lens capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| totipotent |
Totipotency is the ability of a single cell, usually a stem cell, to divide and produce all the differentiated cells in an organism, including extraembrionic tissues. For example, a plant cutting can be used to grow an entire plant.Human development begins when a sperm fertilizes an egg and creates a single totipotent cell. In the first hours after fertilization, this cell divides into identical totipotent cells. ...
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| totipotency |
Totipotency is the ability of a single cell, usually a stem cell, to divide and produce all the differentiated cells in an organism, including extraembrionic tissues. For example, a plant cutting can be used to grow an entire plant.Human development begins when a sperm fertilizes an egg and creates a single totipotent cell. In the first hours after fertilization, this cell divides into identical totipotent cells. ...
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| total parenteral nutrition |
TPN. A form of nutrition that is delivered into a vein. Total parenteral nutrition does not use the digestive system. It may be given to people who are unable to absorb nutrients through the intestinal tract because of vomiting that won't stop, severe diarrhea, or intestinal disease. It may also be given to those undergoing high-dose chemotherapy or radiation and bone marrow transplantation. ...
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| totipotent |
Having to do with cells that are able to develop into any type of cell found in the body.
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| total cholesterol |
The sum of all forms of cholesterol.
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| TOT | the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government |
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| TOT | of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life |
| TOT | characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control |
| TOT | of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life |
| TOT | the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government |
| TOT | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |
| TOT | the whole amount |
| TOT | the quality of being complete and indiscriminate |
| TOT | the state of being total |
| TOT | computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won |
| TOT | make into a total |
| TOT | a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions |