To find a term, you may either click on one of the following letters or scroll down through the alphabetical listing.
| T |
| tachypnea |
fast breathing |
| tarsal bones |
ankle bones |
| tarsectomy |
surgery to remove one or more of the ankle bones |
| tendinitis |
inflammation of tendons |
| tendon |
elastic band that attaches muscle at each end |
| tenodynia |
pain in a tendon |
| tenomyoplasty |
surgery to stitch together a ripped tendon |
| tenorrhaphy |
surgery to fix a tendon and muscle |
| tenosynovitis |
inflammation of covering layer around a tendon |
| tenotomy |
surgery to cut tendon of an eye muscle to fix strabismus |
| testicle |
one of two male sex glands that make sperm |
| testicular carcinoma |
cancer of the testicles |
| testis |
one of two male sex glands that make sperm |
| tetany |
muscle cramps caused by a low amount of calcium |
| tetracycline |
type of antibiotic |
| tetraplegia |
total loss of muscle movement and loss of feeling in both arms and legs |
| thoracalgia |
pain in the chest or wall of the chest |
| thoracentesis |
using a needle to remove fluid from the chest cavity |
| thoracic cavity |
space where the heart, lungs, esophagus, traches, bronchi, and thymus are found |
| thoracic vertebrae |
bones of the spine in back of the chest |
| thoracoscope |
tool used to look into the chest cavity |
| thoracotomy |
surgery to cut into the chest |
| thorax |
the chest |
| throat |
area between the mouth and esophagus that performs the swallowing action |
| thrombus |
a clotting of blood factors that frequently blocks blood flow |
| thymectomy |
surgery to remove the thymus |
| thymoma |
tumor of the thymus |
| thymus |
lymph organ in the chest, which is most active at puberty, where a type of lymphocyte is made |
| thyroid gland |
gland in the neck that makes the thyroid hormones, which are important in controlling metabolism |
| thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) |
hormone that makes the thyroid gland active |
| thyroidectomy |
surgery to remove the thyroid gland |
| thyroparathyroidectomy |
surgery to remove the thyroid and parathyroid glands |
| thyrotoxicosis |
disorder caused by too much thyroid hormone |
| tibia |
the larger of the two lower leg bones; the shin bone |
| tinea |
fungal infection of skin; ringworm |
| tinnitus |
ringing, roaring, buzzing, or clicking noises in the ears |
| tissue |
group of cells that work together |
| titration |
slow increase in drug dosage, guided by patient's responses |
| tolerance |
decrease in response to a fixed dosage of drug; over time, higher and higher doses of a drug are needed to get desired effect |
| tonometer |
tool that measures pressure inside the eye |
| tonsil |
lymphoid tissue in the back of the mouth |
| tonsillectomy |
surgery to remove a tonsil or tonsils |
| topical application |
giving a medication by putting it directly on the skin |
| toxicity |
any harmful effect of a drug or poison |
| trabeculectomy |
surgery that makes a place for fluid to drain from the eye, reducing eye pressure in patients with glaucoma |
| trachea |
windpipe |
| tracheitis |
inflammation of the windpipe |
| tracheocystitis |
inflammation of the neck of the urinary bladder |
| tracheoplasty |
surgery to fix the windpipe |
| tracheostomy |
surgery to make a hole through the neck from the windpipe to the outside of the body |
| tranquilizer |
drug used to control anxiety |
| transdermal |
through the skin |
| transdermal patch |
patch containing a drug that is put on the skin so the drug will enter the body through the skin |
| transient ischemic attack (TIA) |
sudden loss of blood flow to the brain that lasts for a few minutes to an hour but has no lasting effect |
| transrectal ultrasound |
ultrasonography of the organs in the belly done using a probe in the rectum |
| transverse plane |
divides the body to make a top and bottom |
| traumatic |
causing damage, like a toll used to crush tissue |
| treadmill stress test |
test used to determine heart function |
| trichomoniasis |
parasite infection that is spread by sexual contact |
| trichomycosis |
fungus infection in the hair |
| tricupsid valve |
a valve in the heart that controls the flow of blood by opening and closing with each heart beat |
| tubal ligation |
surgery to close the uterine tubes to prevent pregnancy |
tuberculin |
substance used in skin tests to test for tuberculosis |
| tuberculosis |
bacterial infection that usually results in a serious lung disorder |
tympanic membrane |
eardrum |
| tympanitis |
inflammation of the ear drum |
| tympanometer |
tool used to fix the ear drum |
| tympanoplasty |
surgery to fix the eardrum and bones of the middle ear |
| U |
|
| ulcer |
sore |
ulcerative colitis |
sores in the colon |
ulna |
one of the two lower arm bones |
ultrasonography. |
making a picture of internal organs by bouncing sound waves off them and recording the echoes |
ultrasound |
making a picture of internal organs by bouncing sound waves off them and recording the echoes |
umbilical region |
area around the naval |
umbilicus |
navel; belly button |
unconscious |
not awake and not aware; knocked out |
ungual |
having to do with the nails |
unilateral |
having to do with only one side of a strusture |
upper GI (gastrointestinal) series |
x-ray using a dye to show the upper part of the digestive system |
upper respiratory infection (URI) |
a cold or flu |
uremia |
build-up ofpoisons in the blood, usually because of kidney failure |
ureter |
tube that carries urine from a kidney to the urinary bladder |
ureterectomy |
surgery to remove all or part of a ureter |
ureteritis |
inflammation of the ureter |
ureterocele |
bulging of a ureter taken after putting a dye in it to outline it |
ureterogram |
x-ray of a ureter taken after putting a dye in it to outline it |
ureterolithiasis |
stones in the ureter |
ureterostenosis |
narrow area in a ureter |
ureterostomy |
surgery to make an opening into a ureter |
| ureterotomy |
surgery to cut into a ureter |
urethra |
tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body |
urethritis |
inflammation of the urethra |
urethrocystitis |
inflammation of the urethra |
urethrometer |
tool used to measure the urethra |
urethropexy |
surgery to tie down the urethra |
urethroplasty |
surgery to fix the urethra |
urethrostomy |
surgery to make an opening from the urethra to the outside of the body |
uric acid test |
blood test used to measure the amount of uric acid in the blood |
urinal |
container that holds urine |
urinalysis |
series of tests done on urine |
urinary |
having to do with urine |
urinary bladder |
sack that holds urine before it leaves the body |
urinary catheterization |
passing a tube into the urinary bladder to remove urine |
| urinary retention |
abnormal holding of urine |
| urinary suppression |
not able to discharge urine |
urinary tract |
all the structures that make and pass urine, including the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra |
urinary tract infection (UTI) |
infection of the urinary system |
urination |
the act of passing urine |
urine |
pale yellow liquid waste material and sedimanet |
urine casts and crystals |
urine test to check mineral levels and sediment in the urine and to check for infection or inflammation in the urinary tract |
urine color |
normal color for urine is straw yellow |
urine pH |
urine test to find out the chemical make-up of urine (acidity) |
urine protein |
urine test used to measure how much protein is in the urine |
urinometer |
tool used to measure the specific gravity of urine |
urodynamics |
the force and flow of urine |
urologist |
doctor who treats disorders of the urinary tract of men and women and the genital tract of men |
urticaria |
hives |
uterine tube |
tube down which the egg travels from the ovary to the uterus |
uterus |
organ where the unborn baby develops and grows |
uvula |
v-shaped tissue that hangs from the roof of the back of the mouth |
uvulectomy |
surgery to remove the uvula |
uvulitis |
inflammation of the uvula |
