Category: T

A sound heard over the trachea or large bronchi. The sound of air moving through the trachea.  

A modified Ringer’s solution containing, in addition, a small amount of magnesium chloride and acid and sodium phosphates.  

A dissolved reagent used for a specific laboratory purpose.  

A dental alveolus of the maxilla or mandible; a cavity that contains the root of a tooth.  

A sling for the arm that is made with suspension from the uninjured side. The triangle is placed on the chest with one end over the sound shoulder, the point under the affected extremity, and the base folded. The injured arm is flexed outside of the triangle. The lower end is carried upward under the…

A delay in the return of pinched skin to a flat position, after it has been tugged, elevated above the rest of the epidermis, and released. The return becomes progressively slower as the skin ages and subcutaneous elastic tissue decreases. It is also slowed in dehydrated persons.  

The dermis or corium, the inner layer of the skin. The innermost layer of the skin, also referred to as the dermis, corium, or cutis vera.  

A channel posterior to the aorta and the pulmonary trunk but in front of the atria.  

One of the large, bilateral venous sinuses along the attached margin of the cerebellar tentorium. They receive the superior sagittal and straight sinuses and drain into the sigmoid sinuses and then into the jugular veins.  

A sinus that unites the two inferior petrosal sinuses of the cranium.