| CT | calcitonin; calf testis; cardiac tamponade; cardiothoracic [ratio]; carotid tracing; carpal tunnel; ... |
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| CTAP | computed tomography in arterial portography; connective tissue activating peptide |
| CTD | carpal tunnel decompression; chest tube drainage; congenital thymic dysplasia; connective tissue dis... |
| CTMC | connective tissue mast cell |
| CTPP | cerebral tissue perfusion pressure |
tissue
| immunologic tests | Diagnostic techniques involving the demonstration or measurement of an immune response, including antibody production or assay, antigen-antibody reactions, serologic cross-reactivity, delayed hypersensitivity reactions, or heterogenetic responses. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| ink blot tests | Projective tests utilizing ink blots to which a subject responds. They are used in personality diagnosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intradermal tests | Skin tests in which the sensitiser is injected. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ovarian function tests | Methods used for assessment of ovarian function. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tests of criminal responsibility | In forensic psychiatry, legal precedents upon which are based decisions concerning insanity in criminals. See: American Law Institute rule, Durham rule, M'Naghten rule, New Hampshire rule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toxicity tests | Tests that determine the toxicity of a substance. These include tests of clinical drugs, foods, environmental pollutants, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fallopian tube patency tests | Methods for assessing the patency of the fallopian tubes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| flocculation tests | Precipitin tests in which precipitation occurs over a narrow range of antigen-antibody ratio, due chiefly to peculiarities of the antibody (precipitin). (12 Dec 1998) |
| language tests | Tests designed to assess language behaviour and abilities. They include tests of vocabulary, comprehension, grammar and functional use of language, e.g., development sentence scoring, receptive-expressive emergent language scale, parsons language sample, utah test of language development, michigan language inventory and verbal language development scale, illinois test of psycholinguistic abilities, northwestern syntax screening test, peabody picture vocabulary test, ammons full-range picture vocabulary test, and assessment of children's language comprehension. (12 Dec 1998) |
| latex fixation tests | Passive agglutination tests in which antigen is adsorbed onto latex particles which then clump in the presence of antibody specific for the adsorbed antigen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adenoid tissue | A structure found within the lymphatic system that consists of lymphocytes within a network of fibres. (09 Oct 1997) |
| adipose tissue | <anatomy> Connective tissue that has been specialised to store fat. See: adipocyte. (25 Jun 1999) |
| aerenchymous tissue | A type of plant tissue in which cells are unusually large, resulting in large air spaces in the plant organ, such tissues are often referred to as spongy and usually provide increased buoyancy. (09 Oct 1997) |
| areolar tissue | Loose, irregularly arranged connective tissue that consists of collagenous and elastic fibres, a protein polysaccharide ground substance, and connective tissue cells (fibroblasts, macrophages, mast cells, and sometimes fat cells, plasma cells, leukocytes, and pigment cells). (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone tissue | A connective tissue, the matrix of which consists of collagen fibres and ground substance and in which are deposited calcium salts (phosphate, carbonate, and some fluoride) in the form of an apatite. Synonym: bone tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |