| testosterone cypionate | A preparation with the same actions and uses as testosterone propionate, but with a prolonged duration of action. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| testosterone enanthate | A preparation with the same actions and uses as testosterone, but with a prolonged duration of action, being administered in oil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| testosterone hydroxylase | <enzyme> Acts at positions 6 alpha, 7 alpha and 16 alpha; see also records for testosterone 16 beta-hydroxylase and testosterone 6 beta-hydroxylase Registry number: EC 1.14.- Synonym: testosterone 16 alpha-hydroxylase, testosterone 7 alpha-hydroxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| testosterone propionate | <drug> A preparation that has an action similar to but more pronounced and prolonged than that of testosterone; used in the treatment of undescended testes and in menorrhagia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| testosterone sulfotransferase | <enzyme> Probably an aspect of EC 2.8.2.15, steroid sulfotransferase Registry number: EC 2.8.2.- Synonym: testosterone sulphotransferase, budesonide sulphotransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| testosterone-oestrogen-binding globulin | A glycoprotein migrating as a beta-globulin. Its molecular weight, 52,000 or 95,000-115,000, indicates that it exists as a dimer. The protein binds testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and estradiol in the plasma. Changes in its concentration significantly affect the ratio of unbound (biologically active) testosterone to estradiol in plasma. (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) |
| testudinal | <zoology> Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tortoise. See: Testudo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| testudinarious | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the shell of a tortoise; resembling a tortoise shell; having the colour or markings of a tortoise shell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| testudinata | <zoology> An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of several plates. Origin: Nl. See Testudo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| testudo | Origin: L, from testa the shell of shellfish, or of testaceous animals. 1. <zoology> A genus of tortoises which formerly included a large number of diverse forms, but is now restricted to certain terrestrial species, such as the European land tortoise (Testudo Graeca) and the gopher of the Southern United States. 2. A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on wheels. 3. A kind of musical instrument. A species of lyre; so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to have been made of the shell of a tortoise. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |