| tocus | Labour, childbirth. Directly from the Greek tokos meaning childbirth. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| tod | 1. A bush; a thick shrub; a bushy clump. "An ivy todde." "The ivy tod is heavy with snow." (Coleridge) 2. An old weight used in weighing wool, being usually twenty-eight pounds. 3. A fox; probably so named from its bushy tail. "The wolf, the tod, the brock." (B. Jonson) Tod stove, a close stove adapted for burning small round wood, twigs, etc. Origin: Akin to D. Todde a rag, G. Zotte shag, rag, a tuft of hair, Icel. Toddi a piece of a thing, a tod of wool. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Tod's muscle | <anatomy> A thin band of oblique muscular fibres extending from the upper part of the eminence of the concha to the convexity of the helix, running across the groove corresponding to the inferior crus of the anthelix. Synonym: musculus obliquus auriculae, oblique muscle of auricle, Tod's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Todaro | Francesco, Italian anatomist, 1839-1918. See: Todaro's tendon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Todd | Robert B., English physician, 1809-1860. See: Todd's paralysis, Todd's postepileptic paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Todd unit | The unit in which the results of testing for antistreptolysin O (ASO) are expressed. It denotes the reciprocal of the highest dilution of test serum at which there continues to be neutralization of a standard preparation of the streptococcal enzyme streptolysin O. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Todd's paralysis | Paralysis of temporary duration (normally not more than a few days) that occurs in the limb or limbs involved in jacksonian epilepsy after the seizure. Synonym: Todd's postepileptic paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Todd's postepileptic paralysis | Paralysis of temporary duration (normally not more than a few days) that occurs in the limb or limbs involved in jacksonian epilepsy after the seizure. Synonym: Todd's postepileptic paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toddler's fracture | <radiology> Non-displaced spiral fracture of tibia, no history of trauma, tender swelling of tibia, with or without periosteal new bone, main problem: make correct diagnosis Differential diagnosis: infection, tumour, non-accidental trauma (abuse) (12 Dec 1998) |
| toddy | 1. A juice drawn from various kinds of palms in the East Indies; or, a spirituous liquor procured from it by fermentation. 2. A mixture of spirit and hot water sweetened. Toddy differs from grog in having a less proportion of spirit, and is being made hot and sweetened. <zoology> Toddy bird, the common paradoxure; the palm cat. Origin: Formed from Hind. Tai the juice of the palmyra tree, popularly, toddy, fr. Ta the palmyra tree, Skr. Tala. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| todralazine | <chemical> N'-(1-phthalazinyl)-hydrazinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester. An antihypertensive agent with both central and peripheral action; it has some central nervous system depressant effects. Pharmacological action: antihypertensive agents. Chemical name: Hydrazinecarboxylic acid, 2-(1-phthalazinyl)-, ethyl ester, monohydrochloride (12 Dec 1998) |
| tody | Origin: Cf. NL. Todus, F. Todier, G. Todvogel. <ornithology> Any one of several species of small insectivorous West Indian birds of the genus Todus. They are allied to the kingfishers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| toe | 1. <anatomy> One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal. "Each one, tripping on his toe." 2. <zoology> The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal. 3. Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate. 4. <machinery> The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step. A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved. A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece. <medicine> Toe biter, a morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated, as in talipes equinus. See Talipes. Origin: OE. Too, taa, AS. Ta; akin to D. Teen, G. Zehe, OHG. Zeha, Icel. Ta, Sw. Ta, Dan. Taa; of uncertain origin. 60. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| toe clonus | Alternating movements of flexion and extension of the great toe following forcible extension at the metatarsophalangeal joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toe itch | Cutaneous larva migrans caused by larvae of hookworms. Synonym: ancylostoma dermatitis, ancylostomiasis cutis, coolie itch, dew itch, ground itch, swamp itch, swimmer's itch, toe itch, water itch, water sore. (05 Mar 2000) |