Dictionary

tendinitis See tendonitis.

tendinopathy Any disorder of a tendon, the soft tissue that attaches muscles to bones.

tendon The soft tissue by which muscle attaches to bone. Tendons are somewhat flexible, but tough. When a tendon becomes inflamed, the condition is referred to as tendonitis.

tendonitis Inflammation of a tendon (the tissue by which muscle attaches to bone). Tendonitis most commonly occurs as a result of injury, as to the tendons around the shoulder or elbow. It can also occur as a result of an underlying inflammatory rheumatic disease, such as reactive arthritis or gout. Sometimes spelled tendinitis.

tenesmus Straining to defecate or urinate. Tenesmus refers especially to ineffectual and painful straining for an extended time. Straining to defecate is called rectal tenesmus; straining to urinate is called vesical tenesmus.

tap, spinal See lumbar puncture.

tapeworm A worm that is flat like a tape measure and functions as an intestinal parasite, unable to live freely on its own but able to live within an animal’s gut.

tapeworm, pork See Taenia solium.

TAR syndrome Thrombocytopenia–absent radius syndrome, in which the platelets needed for blood to clot normally are too few in number and the radius (the smaller of the two bones of the forearm) is absent, resulting in phocomelia (a “flipper” limb). The fibula (the smaller bone in the lower leg) is also often absent. The risk…

tardive dyskinesia A neurological syndrome characterized by repetitive, involuntary, purposeless movements caused by the long-term use of certain drugs called neuroleptics used for psychiatric, gastrointestinal, and neurological disorders. Features may include grimacing; tongue protrusion; lip smacking, puckering, and pursing; and rapid eye blinking. Rapid movements of the arms, legs, and trunk may also occur. The…

tarsal cyst See cyst, Meibomian.

tarsal gland See gland, Meibomian.