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Thrombophlebitis
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Thrombophlebitis The inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot.
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Inflammation
A reaction to an injury to the body - by infection, chemicals or physical agents. The symptoms can be - depending on the location of the injury- redness, swelling, heat and pain. The purpose of the inflammation is to dilute and destroy the agent causing the inflammation. To do this, the immune system starts a cascade of actions that causes active cells to gather at the affected location. It is these cells and fluids that cause the redness, swelling, heat and pain.
Vein
A blood vessel that carries blood from the body back into the heart.
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
Clot
A jelly-like mass of blood.
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Thrombocyte
Also known as platelets because of their small plate-like appearance. Their chief function is to initiate blood clotting when injury occurs.
Thrombocytopenia
Decrease in blood platelets.
Thromboembolism
A condition in which a blood clot fragment breaks off from one part of the body and blocks a blood vessel in another part of the body.
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.
Thrombolysis
The breaking up of a blood clot.
Thrombolytic Medication (clot-buster drug)
Medication used during a heart attack to dissolve any clots in the coronary arteries that may be blocking blood flow.
Thrombolytic therapy
A medication that dissolves blood clots.
Thrombosis
A blood clot formed in the blood vessel or in the heart.
Thrombus
A blood clot.
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Tay-Sachs disease
A genetic disorder carried by an estimated one in 30 Eastern European Jews; babies born with Tay-Sachs lack an essential enzyme and die in early childhood. A preconception test can determine whether potential parents are carriers of the disease.
Teacher-to-child ratio
The number of caregivers per child in a group childcare setting. According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the lower the ratio, the better: A lower ratio means each child gets more attention and individual care.
Terbutaline
One of a family of medications called tocolytics, used to halt the contractions of preterm labor.
Testes
The pair of male glands, contained in the scrotum, that produce sperm.
Testicular torsion
Where the testicle twists inside the scrotum, usually because of an injury to the scrotum; can lead to infertility.
Thrombophlebitis
Toilet training
The process of teaching a child to control urination and bowel movements.
Tonic neck reflex
One of the reflexes present at birth, also called the fencing reflex. An infant will crook one arm behind the head while the other is extended away from the body.
Tonsils
Organs at the back of the throat that help the body fight off viral and bacterial infections; part of the immune system. No longer routinely removed when they become infected.
Toxoplasmosis
A parasitic infection carried in cat feces and uncooked meat that can cause stillbirth or miscarriage when contracted by a pregnant woman. Toxoplasmosis is rare; an estimated one in 1,000 women is infected during pregnancy.
Transducer
In ultrasound, the device that emits sound waves and transmits them to a computer, resulting in the ultrasound image.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Inflammation
A reaction to an injury to the body - by infection, chemicals or physical agents. The symptoms can be - depending on the location of the injury- redness, swelling, heat and pain. The purpose of the inflammation is to dilute and destroy the agent causing the inflammation. To do this, the immune system starts a cascade of actions that causes active cells to gather at the affected location. It is these cells and fluids that cause the redness, swelling, heat and pain.
Vein
A blood vessel that carries blood from the body back into the heart.
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
Clot
A jelly-like mass of blood.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Thrombocyte
Also known as platelets because of their small plate-like appearance. Their chief function is to initiate blood clotting when injury occurs.
Thrombocytopenia
Decrease in blood platelets.
Thromboembolism
A condition in which a blood clot fragment breaks off from one part of the body and blocks a blood vessel in another part of the body.
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.
Thrombolysis
The breaking up of a blood clot.
Thrombolytic Medication (clot-buster drug)
Medication used during a heart attack to dissolve any clots in the coronary arteries that may be blocking blood flow.
Thrombolytic therapy
A medication that dissolves blood clots.
Thrombosis
A blood clot formed in the blood vessel or in the heart.
Thrombus
A blood clot.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Tay-Sachs disease
A genetic disorder carried by an estimated one in 30 Eastern European Jews; babies born with Tay-Sachs lack an essential enzyme and die in early childhood. A preconception test can determine whether potential parents are carriers of the disease.
Teacher-to-child ratio
The number of caregivers per child in a group childcare setting. According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the lower the ratio, the better: A lower ratio means each child gets more attention and individual care.
Terbutaline
One of a family of medications called tocolytics, used to halt the contractions of preterm labor.
Testes
The pair of male glands, contained in the scrotum, that produce sperm.
Testicular torsion
Where the testicle twists inside the scrotum, usually because of an injury to the scrotum; can lead to infertility.
Thrombophlebitis
Toilet training
The process of teaching a child to control urination and bowel movements.
Tonic neck reflex
One of the reflexes present at birth, also called the fencing reflex. An infant will crook one arm behind the head while the other is extended away from the body.
Tonsils
Organs at the back of the throat that help the body fight off viral and bacterial infections; part of the immune system. No longer routinely removed when they become infected.
Toxoplasmosis
A parasitic infection carried in cat feces and uncooked meat that can cause stillbirth or miscarriage when contracted by a pregnant woman. Toxoplasmosis is rare; an estimated one in 1,000 women is infected during pregnancy.
Transducer
In ultrasound, the device that emits sound waves and transmits them to a computer, resulting in the ultrasound image.
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