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Toxic Shock Syndrome
Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by a bacterial toxin. Different bacterial toxins may cause toxic shock syndrome, depending on the situation, but most often streptococci and staphylococci are responsible.
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Toxic
Poisonous.
Shock
Impaired body function due to blood loss or a disturbance in the circulatory system.
Syndrome
A grouping of signs and symptoms, based on their frequent co-occurrence, that may suggest a common underlying pathogenesis, course, familial pattern, or treatment selection.
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Bacterial
Of or pertaining to bacteria. For example, a bacterial lung infection.
Toxin
A poison formed as a specific secretion product in the metabolism of a vegetable or animal organism as distinguished from inorganic poisons. Such poisons can also be manufactured by synthetic processes.
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Toxic
Poisonous.
Toxic mold
Toxic Mold or Black Toxic Mold is a term for various types of mold. Stachybotrys chartarum is one of the most common types. Molds release toxins primarily to poison other molds preventing from growing in the same area. A person can tolerate the toxins some molds produce in small quantities, but in larger quantities toxic mold can be a danger to human health.
Toxin
A poison formed as a specific secretion product in the metabolism of a vegetable or animal organism as distinguished from inorganic poisons. Such poisons can also be manufactured by synthetic processes.
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Trimethoprim
Trimethoprim is a bacteriostatic antibiotic mainly used in the prophylaxis and treatment of urinary tract infections (cystitis). It belongs to the class of chemotherapeutic agents known as dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors.
Tetraplegia
Paralysis of all four extremities only. Another term for quadriplegia.
Tay Sachs Disease
An inherited autosomal recessive condition that causes a progressive degeneration of the central nervous system which is fatal (usually by age 5).
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette syndrome — also called Tourette's syndrome, Tourette Spectrum (TS), Tourette's disorder, or Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (after its discoverer, Georges Gilles de la Tourette) — is a neurological or neurochemical disorder characterized by tics — involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or vocalizations that occur repeatedly in the same way. Symptoms include multiple motor and one or more vocal tics present at some time during the disorder.
Turner Syndrome
Also known as Monosomy X, Turner syndrome is the result of a missing X chromosome in a female. Although the rate of miscarriage and stillbirth is very high, those who are liveborn have a generally good prognosis with a normal life span and normal intelligence. Physical characteristics may include webbed neck, shield chest with wide spaced nipples, congenital lymphedema, small stature, gonadal dysgenesis, horseshoe kidney and coarctation of the aorta.
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) consists of a group of distinct disorders that affect the nerves in the brachial plexus (nerves that pass into the arms from the neck) and various nerves and blood vessels between the base of the neck and axilla (armpit). For the most part, these disorders have very little in common except the site of occurrence. The disorders are complex, somewhat confusing, and poorly defined, each with various signs and symptoms of the upper limb.
Tramadol
A centrally acting synthetic opioid analgesic medication indicated for the management of moderate to moderately severe pain
Tussionex
Hydrocodone (chemical synonym: dihydrocodeinone; trade names: Vicodin, Anexsia, Dicodid, Hycodan, Hycomine, Lorcet, Lortab, Norco, Tussionex) is an opioid derived from either of the natural occuring opiates -- codeine or thebaine. Hydrocodone is an orally active analgesic and antitussive Schedule II narcotic which is marketed in multi-ingredient Schedule III products. The therapeutic dose of 5 mg to 10 mg is pharmacologically equivalent to 30 to 60 mg of oral codeine.
Thrombus
A blood clot.
Trifurcation
Juncture of three roots in posterior teeth
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