| tricho- | Trich-trichi- The hair; a hairlike structure. Origin: G. Thrix (trich-) (05 Mar 2000) |
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| trichobezoar | A hair cast in the stomach or intestinal tract, common in cats. Synonym: hair ball, pilobezoar. Origin: tricho-+ bezoar (05 Mar 2000) |
| trichobranchia | <zoology> The gill of a crustacean in which the branchial filaments are slender and cylindrical, as in the crawfishes. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, hair + branchia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Trichocephalus | Incorrect name for Trichuris. Origin: tricho-+ G. Kephale, head (05 Mar 2000) |
| trichochrome | Yellow-orange and violet natural pigments related to melanins; partly responsible for the red and auburn colours of human hair. Origin: tricho-+ G. Chroma, colour (05 Mar 2000) |
| trichoclasia | Trichoclasis Synonym: trichorrhexis nodosa. Origin: tricho-+ G. Klasis, breaking off (05 Mar 2000) |
| trichocryptosis | Any disease of the hair follicles. Origin: tricho-+ G. Kryptos, concealed (05 Mar 2000) |
| trichocyst | <cell biology> Small membrane bounded vesicle lying below the pellicle of many ciliates. Fusion of the trichocyst with the plasma membrane occurs at a predictable site which can therefore be examined for membrane specialisation. (19 Jan 1998) |
| Trichodectes | A genus of biting lice that includes the species Trichodectes canis (Trichodectes latus), the biting louse of dogs that commonly serves as an intermediate host for the dog tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum, as well as the species Trichodectes climax (Bovicola caprae), Trichodectes parumpilosus (B. Equi), Trichodectes scalaris (B. Bovis), and Trichodectes sphaerocephalus (B. Ovis). See: Bovicola, Damalinia. Origin: tricho-+ G. Dektes, a beggar (05 Mar 2000) |
| trichoderma | A deuteromycetous fungal genus of the class hyphomycetes frequently found in soil and sometimes of use for controlling pathogenic fungi. (12 Dec 1998) |
| trichodermin | <chemical> 12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-en-4-ol acetate. Antifungal metabolite from several fungi, mainly trichoderma viride; inhibits protein synthesis by binding to ribosomes; proposed as antifungal and antineoplastic; used as tool in cellular biochemistry. Synonym: wg 696. Chemical name: Trichothec-9-en-4-ol, 12,13-epoxy-, acetate, (4beta)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| trichodermin esterase | <enzyme> Mucor racemosus inducible enzyme which deacetylates trichodermin to trichodermol Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: trichodermin deacetylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| trichodiene synthetase | <enzyme> Catalyses the isomerization-cyclization of farnesylpyrophosphate to form the bicyclic olefin trichodiene; consider also farnesylpyrophosphate cyclase Registry number: EC 4.1.99.6 Synonym: trichodiene synthase, sesquiterpene cyclase, trans,trans-farnesyl-diphosphate sesquiterpenoid-lyase (26 Jun 1999) |
| trichodiscoma | Dominantly inherited or nonfamilial elliptical parafollicular mesenchymal hamartomas. Synonym: haarscheibe tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trichodynia | Synonym: trichalgia. Origin: tricho-+ G. Odyne, pain (05 Mar 2000) |