| thallus | The vegetative body of a plant that is not differentiated into organs such as stems and leaves, for example algae, the gametophytes of many liverworts. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| thamnophile | <zoology> A bush shrike. Origin: Gr. Qamnos a bush + filos loving. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| thamyn | <zoology> An Asiatic deer (Rucervus Eldi) resembling the swamp deer. Synonym: Eld's deer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| thanato- | Death. See: necro-. Origin: G. Thanatos, death (05 Mar 2000) |
| thanatobiologic | Relating to the processes involved in life and death. Origin: thanato-+ G. Bios, life, + logos, study (05 Mar 2000) |
| thanatognomonic | Of fatal prognosis, indicating the approach of death. Origin: thanato-+ G. Gnome, a sign (05 Mar 2000) |
| thanatography | 1. A description of one's symptoms and thoughts while dying. 2. A treatise on death. Origin: thanato-+ G. Graphe, a writing (05 Mar 2000) |
| thanatoid | 1. Resembling death. 2. Deadly. Origin: thanato-+ G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| thanatology | <study> A description, or the doctrine, of death. Origin: Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| thanatomania | <psychiatry> Illness or death resulting from belief in the efficacy of magic; a phenomenon observed among those primitive societies or illiterate and superstitious people who believe in the power of evil spirits, spells, curses, and individuals over one's bodily processes, with such belief and resulting fear manifesting itself as psychosomatic illness and even death. Origin: thanato-+ G. Mania, frenzy (05 Mar 2000) |
| thanatophidia | Venomous snakes. Origin: thanato-+ G. Ophidion, dim. Of ophis, a serpent (05 Mar 2000) |
| thanatophobia | <psychology> Morbid fear of death. Origin: thanato-+ G. Phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| thanatophoric | Leading to death. Origin: thanato-+ G. Phoros, bearing (05 Mar 2000) |
| thanatophoric dwarfism | A lethal dwarfism characterised by micromelia, bowed long bones, enlarged head, flattened vertebral bodies, and muscular hypotonia; lack of pulmonary ventilation causes respiratory difficulties with cyanosis leading to death within the first few hours or days after birth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thanatophoric dysplasia | A severe form of neonatal dwarfism with very short limbs. All cases have died at birth or in the neonatal period. (12 Dec 1998) |