Category: T

The portion of the hematopoietic system concerned with platelet formation.  

Inflammation of a lymphatic vessel due to obstruction by thrombus formation.  

A synthetic blood product consisting of red blood cells to whose surface a peptide with the following amino acid sequence (arginine-glycine-aspartic acid) has been covalently bonded. Such cells aggregate with activated platelets and may be used as platelet substitutes in patients with severe platelet deficiencies.  

Formation of a clot on an inflamed surface of a heart valve.  

A device used to determine the presence of intravascular fibrinolysis and to monitor the effect of antifibrinolytic therapy on the formation and dissolution of clots.  

A type of fibrin glue that may be applied locally (not injected) to a bleeding wound to stop blood loss.  

The extension of the great toe and flexion of the other toes when the dorsum of the foot is percussed in the metatarsophalangeal region.  

The presence of foreign objects in the pharynx or throat. Symptoms depend somewhat on the location and size of the foreign body, and vary from simple discomfort to severe coughing and difficulty in breathing. If the airway is obstructed, suffocation occurs, resulting in unconsciousness and death.  

Thriving, growing vigorously, and being healthy, especially when assessing the health status of animals or plants.  

A substance present in the blood that, on being filtered through glomeruli of the kidney, is reabsorbed by the tubules up to a certain limit, that being the upper limit of the concentration of the substance in normal plasma. High-threshold substances (e.g., chlorides or glucose) are entirely or almost entirely reabsorbed. Low-threshold substances (e.g., phosphates…