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Tramadol
Tramadol A centrally acting synthetic opioid analgesic medication indicated for the management of moderate to moderately severe pain
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Opioid
A peptide, naturally occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the body, the effect of which resembles that of opium or a morphine-like synthetic opiate.
Analgesic
drug that relieves pain. With an effective analgesic, there is an inability to feel pain while still conscious. From the Greek an-, without + algesis, sense of pain.
Pain
An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience primarily associated with tissue damage, or described in terms of tissue damage, or both.
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Tramadol hcl
Tramadol hcl is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): tramadol hydrochloride.
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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
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.
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
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
Tartar
Common term for dental calculus, a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surface that attracts plaque.
TMD
Temperomandibular disorder; term given to condition characterized by facial pain and restricted ability to open or move the jaw.
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