| SVE | slow volume encephalography; soluble viral extract; sterile vaginal examination |
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| TACE | chlorotrianicene; teichoic acid crude extract |
| TGE | theoretical growth evaluation; transmissible gastroenteritis; tryptone glucose extract |
| TLE | temporal lobe epilepsy; thin-layer electrophoresis; total lipid extract |
| TPGYT | trypticase-peptone-glucose-yeast extract-trypsin [medium] |
| lobules of thyroid gland | The subdivisions of the lobes, consisting of incompletely separated, irregular groups of thyroid follicles (20 to 40 in number) bound together by delicate connective tissue. Synonym: lobuli glandulae thyroideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| long-acting thyroid stimulator | <endocrinology, immunology> A thyroid stimulating antibody which is directed against a receptor for TSH on the thyroid gland. This antibody acts like TSH and stimulates the thyroid to produce excessive amounts of thyroid hormone. The presence of this antibody generally indicates Grave's disease (hyperthyroidism). Acronym: LATS (15 Nov 1997) |
| lowest thyroid artery | <anatomy, artery> An inconstant artery; origin, arch of aorta or brachiocephalic artery; distribution, thyroid gland. Synonym: arteria thyroidea ima, lowest thyroid artery, Neubauer's artery. (05 Mar 2000) |