| LETD | lowest effective toxic dose |
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| MTC | mass transfer coefficient; maximum tolerated concentration; maximum toxic concentration; medical tes... |
| ODTS | organic dust toxic syndrome |
| Q-TWIST | quality-adjusted time without symptoms of disease and subjective toxic effects of treatment |
| RTECS | Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances |
| TSST | Toxic shock syndrome toxin |
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| TSLS | Toxic shock-like syndrome |
| toxic haemoglobinuria | Haemoglobinuria occurring after the ingestion of various poisons, in certain blood diseases, and in certain infections. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| toxic hydrocephalus | Thrombotic hydrocephalus associated with some general infection or toxic state. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toxic megacolon | <gastroenterology, surgery> An acute nonobstructive dilation of the colon, seen in advanced ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. (12 Jan 1998) |
| toxic nephrosis | Acute oliguric renal failure due to chemical poisons, septicaemia, or bacterial toxaemia; frequently associated with extensive necrosis of proximal convoluted tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toxic neuritis | Neuritis caused by an endogenous or exogenous toxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toxic nodular goitre | <endocrinology> An enlarged thyroid gland which contains nodules which release excess thyroid hormone. This condition usually arises from long-standing simple goitre in the elderly. Symptoms of hyperthyroidism result. (12 Jan 1998) |
| toxic psychosis | A psychosis caused by some toxic substance, whether endogenous or exogenous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toxic retinopathy | Retinal changes due to prolonged administration of various drugs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toxic shock | See toxic shock syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| toxic shock syndrome | <syndrome> A blood-borne bacterial infection caused by the genus Staphylococcus. Usually effects menstruating females under the age of thirty and was associated in the past with the use of a particular type of tampon (no longer used). Common symptoms include: fever, chills, vomiting, sore throat, headache and decreased urine output. Progression of disease can result in lowering of blood pressure (shock) and renal failure. Treatment includes hospitalisation and intravenous antibiotics emergently. (27 Sep 1997) |
| toxic substances | A chemical or mixture of chemicals that presents a high risk of injury to human health or to the environment. (05 Dec 1998) |
| toxic tetanus | Tonic spasms caused by strychnine or other tetanic. Synonym: toxic tetanus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toxic unit | A unit formerly synonymous with minimal lethal dose but which, because of the instability of toxins, is now measured in terms of the quantity of standard antitoxin with which the toxin combines. See: L doses, minimal lethal dose. Synonym: toxin unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endemic goiter | Goiter, usually of simple type, prevalent in certain regions where dietary intake of iodine is suboptimal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epidermal necrolysis, toxic | An exfoliative disease of skin seen primarily in adults and characterised by flaccid bullae and spreading erythema so that the skin has the appearance of being scalded. It results primarily from a toxic reaction to various drugs, but occasionally occurs as a result of infection, neoplastic conditions, or other exposure. (12 Dec 1998) |