Category: T

An emergency procedure in which a catheter is placed percutaneously through the cricothyroid membrane and attached to a high-pressure, high-flow jet ventilator. This form of ventilation is used for patients with an upper airway obstruction who cannot be intubated.  

Either of two veins (left and right) that drain blood from the testes. The left testicular vein joins the left renal vein; the right testicular vein joins the inferior vena cava.  

Permanent dilatation of veins of turbinate bodies.  

An inflammation of the vagina caused by flagellate protozoa that infect the vagina, urethra, and Skene’s ducts. Although the individual inflammatory response can include severe vulvar irritation and burning, dysuria, dyspareunia, and profuse, thin, “frothy,” yellow-green to gray discharge, nearly 50% of infected women are asymptomatic. Sixty percent of the sexual partners of infected women…

A sterile suspension of the killed rickettsial organism of a strain or strains of epidemic typhus rickettsiae.  

One of two forms of vaccine against typhoid fever. Attenuated (weakened) live virus is used for an oral vaccine taken in four doses by adults and children over age 6; it provides protection for 5 years. This vaccine should not be given to persons taking antimicrobial drugs or to those with AIDS. A parenteral type…

Uterine neoplasia, which may cause sterility or abortion or obstruct labor; they may become infected or twisted on their attachments.  

Ultrasonographic visualization of the uterus, fallopian tubes, endometrium, and, in pregnant patients, the fetus. The test may be used to diagnose ectopic pregnancy, determine multiple pregnancies, identify ovarian cysts and pelvic cancers, and visualize tubo-ovarian abscesses. To obtain the needed images, the transducer (ultrasound probe) can be placed either on the abdominal wall or within…

An ulcer due to injury of the oral mucosa. Its causes include biting, denture irritation, toothbrush injury, and sharp edges of teeth or restorations.  

A degenerated cell from the keratin layer of the skin, disconnected from adjacent cells. It is seen in pemphigus.