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| T cell |
see T-lymphocyte |
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| Tachycardia |
a rapid heart rate (over 100 beats per minute) |
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| Tapeworm |
a parasitic worm that lives in the intestines; causes diarrhoea and abdominal discomfort |
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| Tar |
the sticky, brown substance in cigarettes that coats the lungs; causes lung and other cancers |
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| Tarsorrhaphy |
a procedure in which the eyelids are sewn shut; performed to protect the corneas |
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| Tartar |
the hard deposit formed on teeth when mineral salts in saliva combine with plaque; can cause dental problems such as gum disease if not controlled |
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| Tay-Sachs disease |
a severe genetic disorder that causes nervous system disturbances and death, usually before the age of 3 |
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| TB |
see Tuberculosis |
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| T-cell leukaemia |
a type of leukaemia caused by a virus in which T-lymphocytes divide uncontrollably |
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| Tear duct |
a tiny passageway that drains lubricating tears from the surface of the eye to the back of the nose |
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| Telangiectasia |
redness of an area of skin, caused by enlargement and proliferation of the underlying small blood vessels |
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| Temperature method |
a natural method of family planning in which a woman determines her time of ovulation by changes in her daily temperature |
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| Temporal arteritis |
inflammation and narrowing of arteries in the head and neck, including those in the scalp near the temple, which can cause blindness if untreated |
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| Temporomandibular joint syndrome |
headache, facial pain, and jaw tenderness caused by irregularities in the way the joints, muscles, and ligaments in the jaw work together |
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| Tendinitis |
inflammation of a tendon, usually caused by injury, characterised by pain, tenderness, and sometimes limited movement in the attached muscle |
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| Tendon |
strong connective tissue cords that attach muscle to bone or muscle to muscle |
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| Tendon transfer |
surgical cutting and repositioning of a tendon so that the muscle attached to it has a new function |
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| Tennis elbow |
a form of tendinitis that causes pain and tenderness in the elbow and forearm |
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| Tenosynovitis |
inflammation of the inner lining of the sheath that covers a tendon |
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| Tenovaginitis |
inflammation of the fibrous wall of the sheath that covers a tendon |
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