| thermic fever | A severe and often fatal illness produced by exposure to excessively high temperatures, especially when accompanied by marked exertion. It can manifest by elevated body temperature, lack of sweating, hot dry skin, and neurologic symptoms; unconsciousness, paralysis, headache, vertigo, confusion. In severe cases very high fever, vascular collapse, and coma develop. Synonym: heat apoplexy, heat hyperpyrexia, malignant hyperpyrexia, thermic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thermifugine | <chemistry> An artificial alkaloid of complex composition, resembling thalline and used as an antipyretic, whence its name. Origin: Gr. Heat + L. Fugere to flee. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| thermistor | A device for determining temperature; also may be used to monitor control of temperature. Origin: G. Therme, heat (05 Mar 2000) |
| thermitase | <enzyme> From thermoactinomyces vulgaris; very broad specificity; inhibited by peptide diazomethyl ketones Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- Synonym: microbial serine protease thermitase (26 Jun 1999) |
| thermo- | <prefix> A combining form meaning warm or heat; as in thermochemistry, thermodynamic. Origin: Gr. Qermh = heat, qermos = hot (29 Oct 1998) |
| thermoacidophiles | Archaebacteria that grow in hot sulfur springs at low pH. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thermoalgesia | High sensibility to heat; pain caused by a slight degree of heat. Synonym: thermoalgesia. Origin: therm-+ G. Algesis, sense of pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| thermoanalgesia | Loss of the temperature sense or of the ability to distinguish between heat and cold; insensibility to heat or to temperature changes. Synonym: ardanesthesia, thermanalgesia, thermanesthesia, thermoanalgesia. Origin: thermo-+ G. An-priv. + aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| thermoanesthesia | Loss of the temperature sense or of the ability to distinguish between heat and cold; insensibility to heat or to temperature changes. Synonym: ardanesthesia, thermanalgesia, thermanesthesia, thermoanalgesia. Origin: thermo-+ G. An-priv. + aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| thermobarometer | <physics> An instrument for determining altitudes by the boiling point of water. Origin: Thermo- + barometer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| thermobattery | A thermoelectric battery; a thermopile. Origin: Thermo- + battery. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| thermocauterectomy | Removal of tissue by thermocautery. Origin: thermocautery + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| thermocautery | <surgery> Cautery by the application of heat. Paquelin's thermocautery, thermocautery by means of a hollow platinum point, which is kept constantly hot by the passage through it of benzine vapor. Origin: Thermo- + cautery. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| thermochemic | <chemistry> Of or pertaining to thermochemistry; obtained by, or employed in, thermochemistry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| thermochemical | <chemistry> Of or pertaining to thermochemistry; obtained by, or employed in, thermochemistry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |