Category: T

Cutting into the eardrum is a procedure done when there is fluid or pus causing the eardrum to bulge. An incision allows this fluid to drain out. If the eardrum were to rupture on its own, the result could be a round hole that might lead to permanent perforation. However, a carefully made surgical incision…

A gas-filled abscess.  

A safeguard, shield, or means of protection.  

Relating to the characteristics of a cough.  

Any of the scrolled, spongy bones located on the outer wall of the nasal passages within the nostrils.  

A condition caused by the infestation of the intestines with a type of roundworm, leading to symptoms such as anemia, digestive disturbances, and mental sluggishness. This is also known as hookworm disease or ancylostomiasis.  

The condition of being enlarged or bloated.  

Related to the Fallopian tube and the peritoneum.  

A toxin produced by the tuberculosis-causing bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis.  

Bearing resemblance to tuberculosis.