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Tetany resulting from respiratory alkalosis, as in hyperventilation, or from metabolic alkalosis induced by excessive intake of sodium bicarbonate or excessive loss of chlorides by vomiting, gastric lavage, or suction.  

Tetanus in which muscle spasms occur first in the lower part of the body and then spread upward, finally involving muscles of the head and neck.  

Tetanus produced by a drug such as strychnine.  

Teratism in which natural openings such as the mouth or anus fail to form.  

Abnormality resulting from a prenatal environmental influence.  

The partial pressure of oxygen in the plasma of the arterial blood.  

Tension resulting from the force exerted by the blood pressure on the walls of arteries. The stress exerted on the walls of the arteries during the peak of the pulse wave when the heart contracts; equivalent to systolic blood pressure.  

The surrounding temperature or that present in the place, site, or location indicated. The temperature of the ambient air surrounding the heated components of an electric circuit.  

The temperature measured from absolute zero, which is -273.15°C. A temperature value calculated from absolute zero, which is -273.15°C or -459.67°F.  

A device or adaptation that enables or assists persons with disabilities to perform everyday tasks of living. Assistive technologies are categorized by rehabilitation personnel as high technology or low technology, with the former including devices that use microprocessors. An example of a high-technology device is an environmental control unit or robotic aid. An example of…