| TCL | T-cell leukemia; thermochemiluminescence; total capacity of the lung; transverse carpal ligament |
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| TD | tabes dorsalis; tardive dyskinesia; T-cell dependent; temporary disability; terminal device; tetanus... |
| TFA | total fatty acids; transverse fascicular area; triangular fibrocartilage; trifluoroacetic acid |
| THD | Thomsen disease; transverse heart diameter |
| TI | inversion time; temporal integration; terminal ileum; thalassemia intermedia; therapeutic index; tho... |
| transverse muscle of thorax | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, dorsal surface of xiphoid cartilage and lower portion of dorsal surface of body of sternum; insertion, second to sixth costal cartilages; action, contributes to depression of ribs, narrowing chest; nerve supply, intercostal. Synonym: musculus transversus thoracis, musculus triangularis sterni, sternocostalis muscle, transverse muscle of thorax. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| transverse muscle of tongue | An intrinsic muscle of the tongue, the fibres of which arise from the septum and radiate to the dorsum and sides; action, decreases lateral dimension of the tongue; nerve supply, hypoglossal for motor, lingual for sensory. Synonym: musculus transversus linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse myelitis | An inflammatory process involving both gray and white matter of spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse nasal groove | A single deep horizontal groove at the level of the alae, with no associated defects. Synonym: transverse nasal groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse nerve of neck | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the cervical plexus that supplies the skin over the anterior triangle of the neck. Synonym: nervus transversus colli, cutaneous cervical nerve, nervus cervicalis superficialis, superficial cervical nerve, transverse nerve of neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse occipital sulcus | The posterior, vertical limb of the intraparietal sulcus. Synonym: sulcus occipitalis transversus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse oval pelvis | A pelvis in which the transverse diameter is more than 1 cm longer but less than 3 cm longer than the anteroposterior diameter. Synonym: transverse oval pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse palatine fold | A masticatory vestige on the hard palate; one of several irregular, sometimes branching, crests of soft tissue that radiate from the region of the incisive papillae at their most anterior parts and extend a slight distance backward, crossing the hard palate and reaching laterally for variable distances. Synonym: plica palatina transversa, ruga palatina, transverse palatine ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse palatine ridge | A masticatory vestige on the hard palate; one of several irregular, sometimes branching, crests of soft tissue that radiate from the region of the incisive papillae at their most anterior parts and extend a slight distance backward, crossing the hard palate and reaching laterally for variable distances. Synonym: plica palatina transversa, ruga palatina, transverse palatine ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse palatine suture | Line of union of the palatine processes of the maxillae with the horizontal plates of the palatine bones. Synonym: sutura palatina transversa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse pancreatic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, dorsal pancreatic; distribution, body and tail of pancreas; anastomoses, great pancreatic artery. Synonym: arteria pancreatica inferior, transverse pancreatic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse part of left branch of portal vein | <anatomy, vein> The long unbranched portion of the left branch of the portal vein. Synonym: pars transversa rami sinistri venae portae hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse part of nasalis muscle | <anatomy> See: nasalis muscle. Synonym: pars transversa musculi nasalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse perineal ligament | <anatomy> The thickened anterior border of the urogenital diaphragm, formed by the fusion of its two fascial layers. Synonym: ligamentum transversum perinei, Krause's ligament, ligamentum transversum pelvis, transverse ligament of pelvis, transverse ligament of perineum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse plane | A plane across the body at right angles to the coronal and sagittal plane's. Synonym: horizontal plane. (05 Mar 2000) |