| ticker | One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc. 2. The heart. [Colloq] 3. (a) A stock ticker. (b) A news ticker, similar to a stock ticker, but used for printing news transmitted by wire. Ticker tape Tape from or designed to be used in a stock ticker, usu. Of paper and being narrow but long. Stock ticker, an electro-mechanical information receiving device connected by telegraphic wire to a stock exchange, and which prints out the latest transactions or news on stock exchanges, commonly found in the offices of stock brokers. By 1980 largely superseded by electronic stock quotation devices. Ticker tape parade A parade to honor a person, held in New York City, during which people in the tall buildings of Manhattan throw large quantities of paper, confetti, paper ribbons, or the like onto the parading group. The name comes form the ticker tape originally thrown onto the parade when it passed stockbrokers' offices in lower Manhattan, before stock tickers became obsolete. See: Tick. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tickling | Denoting a peculiar itching or tingling sensation caused by excitation of surface nerves, as of the skin by light stroking. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ticks | Blood-sucking acarid parasites of the suborder ixodedes, superfamily ixodoidea. The ticks are larger than their relatives, the mites. They penetrate the skin of their host by means of highly specialised, hooked mouth parts and feed on its blood. Many species can live for long periods, well over a year, between feedings. Ticks attack all groups of terrestrial vertebrates. In man they are responsible for many tick-borne diseases, including the transmission of rocky mountain spotted fever, tularaemia, babesiosis, and relapsing fever. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tickseed | 1. A seed or fruit resembling in shape an insect, as that of certain plants. 2. <botany> Same as Coreopsis. Any plant of the genus Corispermum, plants of the Goosefoot family. Origin: Tick the insect + seed; cf. G. Wanzensamen, literally, bug seed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ticlopidine | <chemical> 5-((2-chlorophenyl)methyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno(3,2-c)pyridine. Ticlopidine is an effective inhibitor of platelet aggregation. The drug has been found to significantly reduce infarction size in acute myocardial infarcts and is an effective antithrombotic agent in arteriovenous fistulas, aorto-coronary bypass grafts, ischemic heart disease, venous thrombosis, and arteriosclerosis. Pharmacological action: fibrinolytic agent, platelet aggregation inhibitors. Chemical name: Thieno(3,2-c)pyridine, 5-((2-chlorophenyl)methyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| ticpolonga | <zoology> A very venomous viper (Daboia Russellii), native of Ceylon and India. Synonym: cobra monil. Origin: Native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ticrynafen | <chemical> 2,3-dichloro-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)phenoxyacetic acid. A novel diuretic with uricosuric action. It has been proposed as an antihypertensive agent. Pharmacological action: antihypertensive agents, diuretics, uricosuric agents. Chemical name: Acetic acid, (2,3-dichloro-4-(2-thienylcarbonyl)phenoxy)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| tics | <physiology> Spasmodic muscular contractions most commonly involving the face, mouth, eyes, head, neck or shoulder muscles. The movement often appears purposeful but is involuntary. (28 May 1998) |
| tid | <pharmacology> To be taken three times a day (each meal). (28 May 1998) |
| tidal | Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters. "The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls, And lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares. <physiology> " (Longfellow) Tidal air, the air which passes in and out of the lungs in ordinary breathing. It varies from twenty to thirty cubic inches. Tidal basin, a dock that is filled at the rising of the tide. Tidal wave. See Tide wave, under Tide. Cf. 4th Bore. A vast, swift wave caused by an earthquake or some extraordinary combination of natural causes. It rises far above high-water mark and is often very destructive upon low-lying coasts. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tidal air | The volume of air inspired or expired during each normal, quiet respiratory cycle. Common abbreviations are tv or v with subscript t. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tidal amplitude | The magnitude of the difference in elevation between low and high tides at a particular point in a body of water. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tidal creek | Wetlands situated in channels where water flows both directions due to the tides. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tidal drainage | Drainage of the urinary bladder by means of an intermittent filling and emptying apparatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tidal influence | Exposure of intertidal land to periodic inundation of seawater twice daily due to the rising and falling of the tides. (09 Oct 1997) |