Category: T

  • Tubeless

    For a test, accomplished without an endoscope.  

  • Tubectomy

    Surgical removal of all or part of a tube, especially the fallopian tube. The surgical removal of a segment of the Fallopian tube.  

  • Tubatorsion

    The twisting of an oviduct.  

  • Tubal reflux

    The movement of endometrial, tubal, or uterine tissue into the peritoneal cavity.  

  • Tubal factor

    Any abnormality of the fallopian tubes that produces infertility.  

  • T-tube

    A device inserted into the common bile duct, most often following cholecystectomy and bile duct exploration. It has two main purposes: to allow drainage of bile, and to introduce media, when needed for postoperative biliary imaging (T-tube cholangiogram). On occasion (e.g., in distal duct obstruction due to cancer or when cholangioenterostomy is performed), the tube…

  • Tryptophanuria

    The presence of excessive levels of tryptophan in the urine.  

  • Tryptophanase

    An enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of tryptophan into indole, pyruvic acid, and ammonia.  

  • Tryptone

    A peptide produced by the action of trypsin on a protein. Any peptone created through the activity of trypsin.  

  • Tryptolysis

    The hydrolysis of proteins or their derivatives by trypsin.