Category: T
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Tubeless
For a test, accomplished without an endoscope.
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Tubectomy
Surgical removal of all or part of a tube, especially the fallopian tube. The surgical removal of a segment of the Fallopian tube.
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Tubatorsion
The twisting of an oviduct.
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Tubal reflux
The movement of endometrial, tubal, or uterine tissue into the peritoneal cavity.
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Tubal factor
Any abnormality of the fallopian tubes that produces infertility.
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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…
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Tryptophanuria
The presence of excessive levels of tryptophan in the urine.
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Tryptophanase
An enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of tryptophan into indole, pyruvic acid, and ammonia.
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Tryptone
A peptide produced by the action of trypsin on a protein. Any peptone created through the activity of trypsin.
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Tryptolysis
The hydrolysis of proteins or their derivatives by trypsin.