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Temporal lobe
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Temporal lobe In the brain, the part of each cerebral hemisphere that is named for its location internal to the temple.
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Brain
"That part of the central nervous system that is located within the cranium (skull). The brain functions as the primary receiver, organizer and distributor of information for the body. It has two (right and left) halves called ""hemispheres."" "
Cerebral
Referring to the cerebrum.
Hemisphere
As applied to the brain, either its left or its right half.
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Temperament
Constitutional predisposition to react in a particular way to stimuli.
Template matching
An object recognition method. Incoming patterns are matched against a set of templates. If there is sufficient overlap between object and template, a match is signaled. Of limited use, primarily in alphanumeric character recognition.
Temple University Health Center
The Temple University Health Center is a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Temporal
Having to do with the side of the head.
Temporal arteries
Vessels located over the temples on each side of the head, that supply blood to part of the head.
Temporal arteritis
A vasculitic disorder which presents with head pain and scalp tenderness and a high ESR. Sudden loss of vision may occur due to retinal artery occlusion. Part of the polymyalgia rheumatica disease spectrum. Also known as cranial or giant cell arteritis.
Temporal hemiretina
That portion of the retina that lies lateral to the fovea.
Temporal lobe trauma
Injury to the temporal lobe of the brain, of either external or internal origin, with which there is associated an increased risk of temporal lobe epileptic seizures (psychomotor epilepsy, complex partial seizure) and, rarely, associated paraphilic attacks.
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDER / TM
Sometimes called "TMJ disease" or TM dysfunction, this is a painful condition of the jaw joint which can cause a variety of symptoms such as headaches, facial pain, tenderness or ringing in the ears, clicking or popping of the jaw, or pain when opening and closing the mouth. These problems are referred to as TM disorders. The causes of TM are not well understood and there are varying opinions on how to most effectively diagnose and treat these conditions. The causes of TM disorder may include trauma, arthritis and stress, or a combination thereof. Oral habits such as clenching or bruxing the teeth especially at night when a patient is asleep can slowly cause the muscles to fatigue and spasm without the awareness of the patient. Treatment is usually done in a step-by-step plan, as only minor corrective treatment may be necessary. If pain persists some patients may need more advanced treatment such as medication, psychological intervention, physical therapy or splint therapy. In some severe cases surgery may be needed to correct the joint.
Temporomandibular joint
TMJ. The joint between the lower jaw and the side of the head, located just in front of the ear.
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Transsexualism
Severe gender dysphoria, coupled with a persistent desire for the physical characteristics and social roles that connote the opposite biological sex.
Transvestism
Sexual pleasure derived from dressing or masquerading in the clothing of the opposite sex, with the strong wish to appear as a member of the opposite sex. The sexual origins of transvestism may be unconscious.
Trichotillomania
The pulling out of one's own hair to the point that it is noticeable and causing significant distress or impairment.
Telephonicophilia
A paraphilia of the solicitational/allurative type in which sexuoerotic arousal and facilitation or attainment of orgasm are responsive to and contingent on deception and ruse in luring or threatening a telephone respondent, known or unknown, into listening to, and making personally explicit conversation in the sexuoerotic vernacular [from telephone + -philia]. Typically, the caller is not dangerous, only a nuisance. There is no technical term for the reciprocal paraphilic condition of inviting and possibly charging for such telephone calls.
Telephone scatophilia
a paraphilia of the solicitational/allurative type in which sexuoerotic arousal and facilitation or attainment of orgasm are responsive to, and dependent upon deception and ruse in luring or threatening a telephone respondent, known or unknown, into listening to, and making personally explicit conversation in the sexuoerotic vernacular. Typically, the caller is not dangerous, only a nuisance. There is no technical term for the reciprocal paraphilic condition of inviting and possibly charging for such telephone calls.
Temporal lobe
Temporal lobe trauma
Injury to the temporal lobe of the brain, of either external or internal origin, with which there is associated an increased risk of temporal lobe epileptic seizures (psychomotor epilepsy, complex partial seizure) and, rarely, associated paraphilic attacks.
Thalidomide
A sedative and hypnotic drug first marketed in the 1950s before it was known to cause pregnant women to give birth to babies with either missing limbs (amelia) or phocomelia (seal-flipper deformity of arms and/or legs)
Tomboy
A vernacular term applied to a girl whose developmental differentiation of gender-identity/role (G-I/R) as stereotypically defined is in variable degree discordant with the evidence of her genital morphology
Tonsillitis
Inflammation of the tonsils.
Toucheur
One who has the syndrome of toucheurism.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Brain
"That part of the central nervous system that is located within the cranium (skull). The brain functions as the primary receiver, organizer and distributor of information for the body. It has two (right and left) halves called ""hemispheres."" "
Cerebral
Referring to the cerebrum.
Hemisphere
As applied to the brain, either its left or its right half.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Temperament
Constitutional predisposition to react in a particular way to stimuli.
Template matching
An object recognition method. Incoming patterns are matched against a set of templates. If there is sufficient overlap between object and template, a match is signaled. Of limited use, primarily in alphanumeric character recognition.
Temple University Health Center
The Temple University Health Center is a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Temporal
Having to do with the side of the head.
Temporal arteries
Vessels located over the temples on each side of the head, that supply blood to part of the head.
Temporal arteritis
A vasculitic disorder which presents with head pain and scalp tenderness and a high ESR. Sudden loss of vision may occur due to retinal artery occlusion. Part of the polymyalgia rheumatica disease spectrum. Also known as cranial or giant cell arteritis.
Temporal hemiretina
That portion of the retina that lies lateral to the fovea.
Temporal lobe trauma
Injury to the temporal lobe of the brain, of either external or internal origin, with which there is associated an increased risk of temporal lobe epileptic seizures (psychomotor epilepsy, complex partial seizure) and, rarely, associated paraphilic attacks.
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDER / TM
Sometimes called "TMJ disease" or TM dysfunction, this is a painful condition of the jaw joint which can cause a variety of symptoms such as headaches, facial pain, tenderness or ringing in the ears, clicking or popping of the jaw, or pain when opening and closing the mouth. These problems are referred to as TM disorders. The causes of TM are not well understood and there are varying opinions on how to most effectively diagnose and treat these conditions. The causes of TM disorder may include trauma, arthritis and stress, or a combination thereof. Oral habits such as clenching or bruxing the teeth especially at night when a patient is asleep can slowly cause the muscles to fatigue and spasm without the awareness of the patient. Treatment is usually done in a step-by-step plan, as only minor corrective treatment may be necessary. If pain persists some patients may need more advanced treatment such as medication, psychological intervention, physical therapy or splint therapy. In some severe cases surgery may be needed to correct the joint.
Temporomandibular joint
TMJ. The joint between the lower jaw and the side of the head, located just in front of the ear.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Transsexualism
Severe gender dysphoria, coupled with a persistent desire for the physical characteristics and social roles that connote the opposite biological sex.
Transvestism
Sexual pleasure derived from dressing or masquerading in the clothing of the opposite sex, with the strong wish to appear as a member of the opposite sex. The sexual origins of transvestism may be unconscious.
Trichotillomania
The pulling out of one's own hair to the point that it is noticeable and causing significant distress or impairment.
Telephonicophilia
A paraphilia of the solicitational/allurative type in which sexuoerotic arousal and facilitation or attainment of orgasm are responsive to and contingent on deception and ruse in luring or threatening a telephone respondent, known or unknown, into listening to, and making personally explicit conversation in the sexuoerotic vernacular [from telephone + -philia]. Typically, the caller is not dangerous, only a nuisance. There is no technical term for the reciprocal paraphilic condition of inviting and possibly charging for such telephone calls.
Telephone scatophilia
a paraphilia of the solicitational/allurative type in which sexuoerotic arousal and facilitation or attainment of orgasm are responsive to, and dependent upon deception and ruse in luring or threatening a telephone respondent, known or unknown, into listening to, and making personally explicit conversation in the sexuoerotic vernacular. Typically, the caller is not dangerous, only a nuisance. There is no technical term for the reciprocal paraphilic condition of inviting and possibly charging for such telephone calls.
Temporal lobe
Temporal lobe trauma
Injury to the temporal lobe of the brain, of either external or internal origin, with which there is associated an increased risk of temporal lobe epileptic seizures (psychomotor epilepsy, complex partial seizure) and, rarely, associated paraphilic attacks.
Thalidomide
A sedative and hypnotic drug first marketed in the 1950s before it was known to cause pregnant women to give birth to babies with either missing limbs (amelia) or phocomelia (seal-flipper deformity of arms and/or legs)
Tomboy
A vernacular term applied to a girl whose developmental differentiation of gender-identity/role (G-I/R) as stereotypically defined is in variable degree discordant with the evidence of her genital morphology
Tonsillitis
Inflammation of the tonsils.
Toucheur
One who has the syndrome of toucheurism.
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