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Thoracentesis
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Thoracentesis Puncture of the pleural cavity.
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Puncture
A wound produced by a pointed object.
Cavity
A hollow place or hole within the body.
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Thoracic
Pertaining to or affecting the chest.
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) consists of a group of distinct disorders that affect the nerves in the brachial plexus (nerves that pass into the arms from the neck) and various nerves and blood vessels between the base of the neck and axilla (armpit). For the most part, these disorders have very little in common except the site of occurrence. The disorders are complex, somewhat confusing, and poorly defined, each with various signs and symptoms of the upper limb.
Thoracic Outlet Testing
A procedure that tests blood flow to the arms and hands in various positions. Used to rule out thoracic outlet syndrome.
Thorax
The Chest.
Thorazine
Thorazine 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): chlorpromazine.
Thorek Hospital and Medical Center
Thorek Hospital and Medical Center is a hospital in Chicago, Illinois (USA).
Thorn Run Regional Oncology
The Thorn Run Regional Oncology is a hospital in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States.
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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.
Temporal hemiretina
That portion of the retina that lies lateral to the fovea.
Tetrachromatic color vision
Color vision based on four cone photoreceptor pigments in the retina. The fourth cone type is sensitive to U.V. light and seen in goldfish.
Texton
The basic textural elements of pre-attentive vision such as elongated blobs or line segments and their terminators which are important for segregation of textures.
Transducin
A regulatory g-protein in photoreceptors which stimulates phosphodiesterase molecules and acts as an amplifier of the incoming light signal.
Thoracentesis
Thrombocytopenia
Decrease in blood platelets.
Thromboembolus
A clot of material that breaks free from a primary site, is transported in the bloodstream and becomes lodged and adhered at a secondary site.
Tactile hallucination
A hallucination involving the perception of being touched or of something being under one's skin. The most common tactile hallucinations are the sensation of electric shocks and formication (the sensation of something creeping or crawling on or under the skin).
Tangentiality
Replying to a question in an oblique or irrelevant way. Compare with circumstantiality.
Temperament
Constitutional predisposition to react in a particular way to stimuli.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Puncture
A wound produced by a pointed object.
Cavity
A hollow place or hole within the body.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Thoracic
Pertaining to or affecting the chest.
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) consists of a group of distinct disorders that affect the nerves in the brachial plexus (nerves that pass into the arms from the neck) and various nerves and blood vessels between the base of the neck and axilla (armpit). For the most part, these disorders have very little in common except the site of occurrence. The disorders are complex, somewhat confusing, and poorly defined, each with various signs and symptoms of the upper limb.
Thoracic Outlet Testing
A procedure that tests blood flow to the arms and hands in various positions. Used to rule out thoracic outlet syndrome.
Thorax
The Chest.
Thorazine
Thorazine 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): chlorpromazine.
Thorek Hospital and Medical Center
Thorek Hospital and Medical Center is a hospital in Chicago, Illinois (USA).
Thorn Run Regional Oncology
The Thorn Run Regional Oncology is a hospital in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
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.
Temporal hemiretina
That portion of the retina that lies lateral to the fovea.
Tetrachromatic color vision
Color vision based on four cone photoreceptor pigments in the retina. The fourth cone type is sensitive to U.V. light and seen in goldfish.
Texton
The basic textural elements of pre-attentive vision such as elongated blobs or line segments and their terminators which are important for segregation of textures.
Transducin
A regulatory g-protein in photoreceptors which stimulates phosphodiesterase molecules and acts as an amplifier of the incoming light signal.
Thoracentesis
Thrombocytopenia
Decrease in blood platelets.
Thromboembolus
A clot of material that breaks free from a primary site, is transported in the bloodstream and becomes lodged and adhered at a secondary site.
Tactile hallucination
A hallucination involving the perception of being touched or of something being under one's skin. The most common tactile hallucinations are the sensation of electric shocks and formication (the sensation of something creeping or crawling on or under the skin).
Tangentiality
Replying to a question in an oblique or irrelevant way. Compare with circumstantiality.
Temperament
Constitutional predisposition to react in a particular way to stimuli.
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