| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tactile Sensitivity |
sensitive to the touch |
| Td vaccine |
booster to the DTaP vaccine. It helps prevent tetanus and diphtheria. given to a child 11 years old or older and every 10 years throughout life. |
| Terminal/interstitial |
interstice is an empty space or gap |
| Tics |
persistent prescence of abrupt, repetitive involuntary movements and sounds that have been described as caricatures of normal physical acts. |
| Tinnitus (ringing in the ear) |
medical term for hearing noises in your ears when there is no outside source of the sounds. They can be soft or loud. |
| Tongue Thrusting |
pushes the tongue against the teeth when swallowing |
| Tongue tied (Ankyloglossia) |
improper positioning of tongue tissue in the mouth, which restricts the tongue's free movement. |
| Tonic seizures |
brief seizures, usually less than 60 seconds, consisting of sudden onset of increased tone in extensor muscles. |
| Tonic-clonic seizures |
seizure involving the entire body. Also known as Grand Mal Seizure. Usually involves muscle rigidity, violent muscle contractions, and loss of consciousness. |
| Tonsillectomy |
surgery to remove the tonsils, the glands are at the back of your throat. |
| Tonsillitis |
inflammation (swelling) of the tonsils. |
| Torticollis |
neck is twisted so that head is is held/tipped to one side, while the chin is turned to the other. |
| Total anomalous pulmonary venous return |
rare congenital malformation in which all four pulmonary veins do not connect normally to the left atrium but instead drain into the right atrium by way of an abnormal connection. |
| Translocation |
when chromosomes break and the fragments rejoin to other chromosomes. |
| Trichorino-Phalangal Syndrome |
extremely rare inherited contiguous gene syndrome results when mutations, usually deletions, occur in two or more genes that map next to each other on a chromasome.multisystem |
| Trouble transitioning (water in the lung |
pulmonary edema. Swelling of the lungs. |
| Tympanogram |
a graphic representation of the acoustic impedance and air pressure of the middle ear and the mobility of the tympanic membrane, measured as part of the audiologic test battery. |
| Type I diabetes |
previously labeled insulin-dependent, or juvenile, diabetes -- is caused by the destruction of cells in the pancreas (an organ located just behind the stomach) that produce the hormone insulin. |
| Type Ii diabetes |
previously labeled insulin-dependent, or juvenile, diabetes -- is caused by the destruction of cells in the pancreas (an organ located just behind the stomach) that produce the hormone insulin. |
