Author: Glossary
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Tubotorsion
The act of twisting a tube.
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Tuborrhea
Discharge from the eustachian tube.
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Transcervical balloon tuboplasty
Catheterization and dilation of the fallopian tubes, a method of treating infertility in women whose fallopian tubes are occluded proximally. A balloon catheter is inserted through the cervical os of the uterus and into the fallopian tube to the point of occlusion in the tube. The balloon is then expanded by filling it with sterile…
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Tubo-ovaritis
Inflammation of the ovary and fallopian tube.
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Radial tuberosity
bump on the inside (medial) surface of the proximal end of the radius bone onto which the distal tendon of the biceps brachii muscle attaches.
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Tuberosis
A condition in which nodules develop; a nonspecific term that indicates no specific disease process.
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Tuberculum
A small knot or nodule; a tubercle.
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Tuberculostatic
Arresting the growth of the tubercle bacillus.
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Open tuberculosis
Tuberculosis in which the tubercle bacilli are present in bodily secretions that leave the body. Tuberculosis that is in an active state and contagious to others.
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Multidrug resistant tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli that are resistant to therapy with at least two standard antitubercular drugs (especially isoniazid and rifampin, the two drugs that have formed the cornerstone of therapy for tuberculosis). MDR-TB must be treated with at least three antitubercular drugs to which the organism is presumed or proven to be sensitive. About 3% of…