Glossary

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  • Digastric triangle

    The triangular region of the neck. Its borders are the mandible, stylohyoid muscle, and the anterior belly of the digastric muscle.  

  • Cephalic triangle

    The triangle on the anteroposterior plane of the skull formed by lines joining the occiput and forehead and chin, and a line uniting the occiput and the chin.  

  • Anterior triangle of neck

    The space bounded by the middle line of the neck, the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and a line running along the lower border of the mandible and continued to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.  

  • Triage telephone

    Use of the telephone or other means of communication to assess a patient’s health status and to recommend treatment or provide appropriate referrals. It is used, e.g., in emergency departments and the offices of primary care providers to facilitate the outpatient management of common, simple health-related problems.  

  • Triacidic

    Containing three acidic hydrogen ions.  

  • Triacetate

    Any acetate that contains three acetic acid groups.  

  • Trepopnea

    The condition of being able to breathe with less difficulty when in a certain position.  

  • Treponemataceae

    A family of spiral organisms belonging to the order Spirochaetales; that in eludes the genera Borrelia, Leptospira, and Treponema.  

  • Treponema endemicum

    The causative agent of bejel, a nonvenereal, endemic form of syphilis. It often affects the skin, bones, and oral mucous membranes.  

  • Trendelenburg test

    A test to evaluate the strength of the gluteus medius muscle. The examiner stands behind the patient and observes the pelvis as the patient stands on one leg and then the other. A positive result determines muscle weakness on the standing leg side when the pelvis tilts down on the opposite side. A examination employed…