Glossary
BioScience.com.pk try the best to avoid the use of medical terms that could make it more difficult to understand the information on this website. Still, there are a number of terms that can't be avoided and that are useful to know because they are so often used by the doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals with whom you might speak. The list below includes the terms used on BioScience.com.pk for which we have provided definitions.
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Thymus | Organ located behind the upper breastbone at the base of the neck that is part of the lymphatic and immune systems; disease-fighting white blood cells called T-cells develop and mature in the thymus before entering circulation. In humans, the thymus is normally active in childhood but becomes less active after puberty, eventually losing most immune activity by adulthood. |
Thrombotic Episode | |
Thrombosis | The formation of a blood clot within an artery or a vein. |
Thrombophilia | An inherited or acquired tendency to form blood clots within a vein or artery |
Thromboembolism | Embolism— a condition in which material (tissue, fat, air, blood clot, etc.—called an embolus) travels through the bloodstream and then becomes lodged in a vein or artery and blocks the flow of blood through that blood vessel. |
Thrombocytopenia | Also known as: Thrombopenia
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Thrombocytopenia | Also known as: Thrombopenia
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Temporal Arteritis | Chronic inflammation and damage of large arteries in the face and head; symptoms include headache, scalp tenderness, loss of vision, and facial pain. |
Systemic | Affecting the body as a whole, rather than individual parts |
Syndrome | |
Syncope | Fainting; loss of consciousness |
Symptom | Evidence of a disease or condition experienced or perceived by a patient |
Suprarenal gland | Also known as: Adrenal Gland
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Subcutaneous | Under the skin |