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Thalassemia trait
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Thalassemia traitThalassemia trait refers to Thalassemia minor, a form of anemia .
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Thalassemia
An inherited disorder in which abnormal hemoglobin is formed; required repeated blood transfusions result in iron loading with especial impairment of functions of pituitary, heart and pancreas; prevalent in countries bordering the Mediterranean, in the Middle East, and in India and Southeast Asia.
Anemia
Anemia is a condition in which a deficiency in the size or number of erythrocytes (red blood cells) or the amount of hemoglobin they contain limits the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the tissue cells. Most anemias are caused by a lack of nutrients required for normal erythrocyte synthesis, principally iron, vitamin B-12, and folic acid. Others result from a variety of conditions, such as hemorrhage, genetic abnormalities, chronic disease states or drug toxicity.
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Thalassemia
An inherited disorder in which abnormal hemoglobin is formed; required repeated blood transfusions result in iron loading with especial impairment of functions of pituitary, heart and pancreas; prevalent in countries bordering the Mediterranean, in the Middle East, and in India and Southeast Asia.
Thalassotherapy
The treatment of illness by sea air and sea water. It encompasses sea bathing, ocean voyaging, and sojourning at seaside resorts.
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)
Thalitone
Thalitone is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): chlorthalidone.
Thallium
Thallium refers to a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
Thallium Exercise Stress Test (Stress thallium test, Perfusion scan)
A type of nuclear scanning technique that uses the radioactive substance thallium. A thallium stress test combines nuclear scanning with exercise on a treadmill or stationary bicycle to assess heart function and determine if there is adequate flood flow to the myocardium.
Thallium stress test
A study in which radioactive potassium is carried by the blood and the progress is followed by x-ray pictures.
Thallous chloride tl 201
Thallous chloride tl 201 is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): thallous chloride, tl-201.
Thalomid
Thalomid is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): thalidomide.
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Twin County Regional Healthcare
The Twin County Regional Healthcare is a hospital in Virginia, United States.
Tay-Sachs Disease
Tay-Sachs Disease refers to an inherited disease of infancy characterized by profound mental retardation and early death.
Tegaserod
Tegaserod refers to a 5-HT4 receptor agonist (partial) used in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in females.
Thalassemia trait
Thallium
Thallium refers to a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
Tinel’s sign
Tinel’s sign refers to a tingling sensation in the distal end of a limb when percussion is made over the site of a divided nerve.
Treatment for leiomyosarcoma
Treatment for leiomyosarcoma refers to the treatment for a chemotherapy and radiation resistant cancer.
Treatment for Mastoiditis
Treatment for Mastoiditis refers to the tratment for an inflammation or infection of the mastoid bone.
Trombo
Trombo refers to something related to the blood coagulation.
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Thalassemia
An inherited disorder in which abnormal hemoglobin is formed; required repeated blood transfusions result in iron loading with especial impairment of functions of pituitary, heart and pancreas; prevalent in countries bordering the Mediterranean, in the Middle East, and in India and Southeast Asia.
Anemia
Anemia is a condition in which a deficiency in the size or number of erythrocytes (red blood cells) or the amount of hemoglobin they contain limits the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the tissue cells. Most anemias are caused by a lack of nutrients required for normal erythrocyte synthesis, principally iron, vitamin B-12, and folic acid. Others result from a variety of conditions, such as hemorrhage, genetic abnormalities, chronic disease states or drug toxicity.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Thalassemia
An inherited disorder in which abnormal hemoglobin is formed; required repeated blood transfusions result in iron loading with especial impairment of functions of pituitary, heart and pancreas; prevalent in countries bordering the Mediterranean, in the Middle East, and in India and Southeast Asia.
Thalassotherapy
The treatment of illness by sea air and sea water. It encompasses sea bathing, ocean voyaging, and sojourning at seaside resorts.
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)
Thalitone
Thalitone is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): chlorthalidone.
Thallium
Thallium refers to a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
Thallium Exercise Stress Test (Stress thallium test, Perfusion scan)
A type of nuclear scanning technique that uses the radioactive substance thallium. A thallium stress test combines nuclear scanning with exercise on a treadmill or stationary bicycle to assess heart function and determine if there is adequate flood flow to the myocardium.
Thallium stress test
A study in which radioactive potassium is carried by the blood and the progress is followed by x-ray pictures.
Thallous chloride tl 201
Thallous chloride tl 201 is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): thallous chloride, tl-201.
Thalomid
Thalomid is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): thalidomide.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Twin County Regional Healthcare
The Twin County Regional Healthcare is a hospital in Virginia, United States.
Tay-Sachs Disease
Tay-Sachs Disease refers to an inherited disease of infancy characterized by profound mental retardation and early death.
Tegaserod
Tegaserod refers to a 5-HT4 receptor agonist (partial) used in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in females.
Thalassemia trait
Thallium
Thallium refers to a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
Tinel’s sign
Tinel’s sign refers to a tingling sensation in the distal end of a limb when percussion is made over the site of a divided nerve.
Treatment for leiomyosarcoma
Treatment for leiomyosarcoma refers to the treatment for a chemotherapy and radiation resistant cancer.
Treatment for Mastoiditis
Treatment for Mastoiditis refers to the tratment for an inflammation or infection of the mastoid bone.
Trombo
Trombo refers to something related to the blood coagulation.
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