Glossary You can always search for entries (regexp permitted). Begins with Contains Exactly matches All All There are 408 entries in the glossary. Pages: «1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 » Term Definition Total-body irradiation Radiation therapy to the entire body. It is usually followed by bone marrow or peripheral stem cell transplantation.   Tracheostomy Surgical opening into the trachea (windpipe) to help someone breathe who has an obstruction or swelling in the larynx (voice box) or upper throat or who has had the larynx surgically removed.   Transfusion The infusion of components of blood or whole blood into the bloodstream. The blood may be donated from another person, or it may have been taken from the person earlier and stored until needed.   Transgenic mice Mice that receive injections of foreign genes during the embryonic stage of development. Their cells then follow the "instructions" of the foreign genes, resulting in the development of a certain trait or characteristic. Transgenic mice can serve as an animal model of a certain disease, telling researchers how genes work in specific cells.   Tremor An involuntary trembling or quivering.   Trichomoniasis A human sexually transmitted disease occurring especially as vaginitis with a persistent discharge and caused by a trichomonad (Trichomonas vaginalis) that may also invade the male urethra and bladder   Tuberculosis A potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs. It is caused by a bacterial microorganism, the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis   Tumor An abnormal mass of tissue which can be cancerous or benign.   Tympanoplasty Surgical repair of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) or bones of the middle ear.   Ulcer An ulcer is a sore break in the skin, or on the inside lining of the body.   Ultrasound Ultrasound scans are a way of producing pictures of inside the body using sound waves.   Umbilical cord blood Blood from the umbilical cord of a newborn baby. This blood contains high concentrations of stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop).   Urethra The urethra is a tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.   Urethritis Inflammation of the urethra.   Urinalysis Urinalysis (aka UA) is when a urine sample is tested, commonly to check for any signs of infection, or protein or sugar levels.   Uterus The uterus (also known as the womb) is a hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman where a baby grows during pregnancy.   Valium A drug used to treat mild to moderate anxiety and tension and to relax muscles. It is a type of benzodiazepine. Also called diazepam.   Vasectomy An operation to cut or tie off the two tubes that carry sperm out of the testicles.   Veins Thin-walled blood vessels that receive blood from capillaries and return it to the heart.   Viagra A drug used to treat erectile dysfunction. Viagra relaxes the smooth muscle of the penis to allow increased blood flow and erection. It is a type of phosphodiesterase inhibitor. Also called sildenafil.   All Glossary V2.0

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