| SCT | secretin; sex chromatin test; sexual compatibility test; sickle-cell trait; sperm cytotoxicity; spin... |
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| SIT | serum inhibiting titer; Slosson Intelligence Test; sperm immobilization test; suggested immobilizati... |
| TST | thiosulfate sulfur-transferase; thromboplastin screening test; total sleep time; transforming sequen... |
| TT | tablet triturate; tactile tension; tendon transfer; test tube; testicular torsion; tetanus toxin; te... |
| TTT | thymol turbidity test; tolbutamide tolerance test; total twitch time; tuberculin tine test |
| ovarioabdominal pregnancy | Ovarian pregnancy which, as the result of the embryo's growth, becomes abdominal. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ectopic pregnancy | A gestation elsewhere than in the uterus. Often occurring in the fallopian tube. Presents with abdominal pain, fainting, and/or vaginal bleeding. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ectopic pregnancy, symptoms of | Symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy can often be vague and include vaginal bleeding, abdominal or pelvic pain (usually stronger on one side),shoulder pain, weakness, or dizziness. Weakness, dizziness, and a sense of passing out upon standing can represent serious internal bleeding, requiring immediate medical attention. (12 Dec 1998) |
| toxaemia of pregnancy | <obstetrics> A condition seen in the third trimester of pregnancy that is characterised by hypertension, swelling and the presence of protein in the urine. Synonym: preeclampsia. (12 Jan 1998) |
| toxaemic retinopathy of pregnancy | Sudden angiospasm of retinal arterioles, later followed by retinal vascular signs of advanced hypertensive retinopathy; vascular changes disappear rapidly after termination of the pregnancy. Synonym: eclamptic retinopathy, gravidic retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubal pregnancy | <obstetrics> An ectopic pregnancy that involves the development of the embryo within the fallopian tube. This can result in a surgical emergency when the developing embryo reaches a critical size. (27 Sep 1997) |
| tuboabdominal pregnancy | Development of an ectopic pregnancy partly in the fallopian tube and partly in the abdominal cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubo-ovarian pregnancy | Development of the ovum at the fimbriated extremity of the fallopian and involving the ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubouterine pregnancy | Development of the fertilised ovum in the uterine portion of the fallopian tube. Synonym: interstitial pregnancy, tubouterine pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| twin pregnancy | A pregnancy that may result from the fertilization of two separate ova or of a single ovum. See: twin. Synonym: bigeminal pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extraamniotic pregnancy | A pregnancy in which the chorion is intact, but the amnion has ruptured and shrunk. Synonym: graviditas examnialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrachorial pregnancy | Pregnancy in which the membranes rupture and shrink, causing the foetus to develop outside the chorionic sac but within the uterus. Synonym: graviditas exochorialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extramembranous pregnancy | A pregnancy in which during the course of gestation the foetus has broken through its envelopes, coming directly in contact with the uterine walls. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrauterine pregnancy | A gestation elsewhere than in the uterus. Often occurring in the fallopian tube. Presents with abdominal pain, fainting, and/or vaginal bleeding. (27 Sep 1997) |
| fallopian pregnancy | <obstetrics> An ectopic pregnancy that involves the development of the embryo within the fallopian tube. This can result in a surgical emergency when the developing embryo reaches a critical size. (27 Sep 1997) |