Glossary T
Glossary T
Tourette's disorder refers to a tic disorder involving a combination of chronic movement and vocal tics. Also known as Tourette Syndrome (TS), it is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics. Tourette Syndrome/Disorder is named for Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette, the pioneering French neurologist who in 1885 first described the condition in an 86-year-old French noblewoman.
Toxemia refers to a life-threatening disease that can afflict pregnant women which is characterized by high blood pressure.
It is a form of blood poisoning caused by kidney disturbances.
Toxoplasmosis refers to a disease caused by a parasite found in raw meat and cat feces. It can cause birth defects if transmitted to an embryo in the first trimester and miscarriage later in pregnancy.
It also refers to a parasite that can cause headache, sore throat, seizures, altered mental status, or coma.
tPA is the abrreviations of Tissue plasminogen activator which refers to a drug that breaks up blood clots.
Trace Measures are measure which are the by-products of interactions. Researchers assess an area by looking at the amount of graffiti, litter, and other signs of how well an area is kept.
Trace system refers to the consolidation of the enduring or essential features of memories of individual objects or of classes of objects.