| IBBBB | incomplete bilateral bundle branch block |
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| ICFA | incomplete Freund adjuvant; induced complement-fixing antigen |
| IFA | idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis; immunofluorescence assay; immunofluorescent antibody; incomplete Fr... |
| ILBBB | incomplete left bundle branch block |
| IMP | idiopathic myeloid proliferation; impression; incomplete male pseudohermaphroditism; individual Medi... |
| TSE | Testicular self examination |
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| TESE | Testicular sperm extraction |
| TFS | testicular feminisation syndrome |
| testicular appendage | A vesicular nonpedunculated structure attached to the cephalic pole of the testis; a vestige of the cephalic end of the paramesonephric (mullerian) duct. Synonym: appendix testis, appendix of the testis, nonpedunculated hydatid, ovarium masculinum, sessile hydatid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| testicular artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, aorta; branches, ureteral, cremasteric, epididymal; distribution, testicle and parts designated by names of branches; anastomoses, branches of renal, inferior epigastric, deferential. Synonym: arteria testicularis, arteria spermatica interna, internal spermatic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| testicular biopsy | <procedure> The removal of a fragment of a testicle for examination under the microscope. (13 Jan 1998) |
| testicular cancer | <oncology> A malignant growth that arises from a glandular cell in the testis. Common symptoms include a painless testicular mass in a male between the ages of 15 and 35 years. Monthly self-examinations are recommended in those between the ages of 15 and 39 years of age. (13 Jan 1998) |
| testicular cord | A group of structures which go through the inguinal canal to the testis. The structures include the vas deferens, arteries, veins, lymphatic vessels, and nerves. (12 Dec 1998) |
| testicular duct | The secretory duct of the testicle, running from the epididymis, of which it is the continuation, to the prostatic urethra where it terminates as the ejaculatory duct. Synonym: deferent canal, deferent duct, spermatic duct, spermiduct, testicular duct, vas deferens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| testicular dysgenesis | A congenital derangement of seminiferous tubular structure and function, resulting in male infertility; the defect in spermatogenesis may be incomplete, as in maturational arrest or premature sloughing, or spermatogenesis may be completely absent, as in the Sertoli-cell-only syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| testicular feminisation | <endocrinology> if genetic males lack receptors for testosterone they develop as females and are unresponsive to male hormones. (13 Jan 1998) |
| testicular hormones | Hormones produced in the testis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| testicular implant | A device placed surgically in the scrotum in males with absence or severe hypoplasia of the testis. Synonym: testicular prosthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| testicular microlithiasis | <radiology> Ultrasound features: multiple intratesticular non-shadowing echogenic foci, size: 1 - 3 mm, variable number, distribution: usually diffuse pathology: cellular degeneration, central calcified core clinical significance: prevalence: 0.05-0.6%, possible association with primary testicular malignancy, association: cryptorchid testes, infertility Ref: Backus et al., Radiology 1994; 192:781-785 (12 Dec 1998) |
| testicular plexus | The autonomic plexus derived from the aortic plexus and accompanying the testicular artery. Synonym: plexus testicularis, spermatic plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| testicular prosthesis | A device placed surgically in the scrotum in males with absence or severe hypoplasia of the testis. Synonym: testicular prosthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| testicular relapse | <oncology> Recurrence of leukaemia in the testicles. The disease may be restricted to the testicles or may also show evidence of disease in either the bone marrow or CNS. Treatment will depend on the timing and extent of relapsed disease. (13 Jan 1998) |
| testicular scan | <radiology> Tc-99m pertechnetate 30 mCi, interpretation: torsion = cold defect, epididymo-orchitis = hot spot, trauma = hot or cold (12 Dec 1998) |