A form of nutrition that is delivered into a vein. Total parenteral nutrition does not use the digestive system. It may be given to people who are unable to … [Read more...]
total PSA
The total amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood. It includes the amount of free PSA and the amount of PSA attached to other proteins. … [Read more...]
total skin electron beam radiation therapy
A type of radiation therapy using electrons that is directed at the entire surface of the body. This type of radiation goes into the outer layers of the skin, … [Read more...]
total-body irradiation
Radiation therapy to the entire body. It is usually followed by bone marrow or peripheral stem cell transplantation. … [Read more...]
Totect
A drug used to treat the toxic effects of an anticancer drug that leaks from a vein into surrounding tissue and causes tissue damage. It is also being studied … [Read more...]
totipotent
Having to do with cells that are able to develop into any type of cell found in the body. … [Read more...]
tourniquet
A device, such as a strip of cloth or a band of rubber, that is wrapped tightly around a leg or an arm to prevent the flow of blood to the leg or the arm for a … [Read more...]
toxemia
Disease caused by the spread of bacteria and their toxins in the bloodstream. Also called blood poisoning and septicemia. … [Read more...]
toxic
Having to do with poison or something harmful to the body. Toxic substances usually cause unwanted side effects. … [Read more...]
toxicity
The extent to which something is poisonous or harmful. … [Read more...]