Author: Glossary
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Tricuspid tooth
A tooth with a crown that has three cusps.
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Tricuspid orifice
Right atrioventricular cardiac aperture.
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Tricuspid area
The lower portion of the body of the sternum where sounds of the right atrioventricular orifice are best heard.
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Tricrotism
The condition of being tricrotic. The characteristic of being tricrotic.
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Tricrotic
A condition in which three accentuated waves or notches occur with each pulse. Having three waves for every single pulse beat.
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Trichuris trichiura
A species that infests humans when the ova that have undergone incubation in the soil are ingested. The larvae develop into adults, which inhabit the large intestine. Symptoms of infestation include diarrhea and abdominal pain. Rectal prolapse may occur if a great number of worms are present. Mebendazole is the drug of choice; albendazole or…
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Trichromic
To normal color vision or the ability to see the three primary colors.
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Trichroism
Quality of showing a different color when viewed along each of three axes.
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Trichroic
Presenting three different colors when viewed along each of three different axes.
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Trichotoxin
An antibody or cytotoxin that destroys ciliated epithelial cells.