Facts on File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

tattoos 203
TBI. Seetraumatic brain injury
TCA (trichloroacetic acid) 144
T-cell activation 188
T-cell lymphocyte 339
tear ducts. Seelacrimal ducts
tears 65, 85–87
teeth 358
dental caries 20
functions of the mouth 4
musculoskeletal system 294
oral hygiene 39
periodontal disease 44
toothache 57
teething 49
telangiectasis 203
telencephalon 230–231
temporal bone 359
temporal lobe 231t,242, 260
temporomandibular disorders 359
tendon 359
epicondylitis 320–321
muscle 336
musculoskeletal system 294
rotator cuff impingement
syndrome 353
sprains and strains 355
tendonitis 359–360
tendonitis 297, 320–321, 352, 353,
359–360
tennis elbow 320
TENS. Seetranscutaneous electrical
nerve stimulation
tension headache 373, 376t
terminal pain 384
testosterone 131, 310
tetracycline 183
thalamotomy 241, 286
thalamus 232, 286, 361
therapeutic level 367
theta waves 253
throat 57
eustachian tube 23
obstructive sleep apnea 39
peritonsillar abscess 44
postnasal drip 45
swallowing disorders 55–56
thrush 57–58
thymus 339
tibia 301, 330, 341
tic 75, 286,287, 320
tinea 179, 204, 204 t
tinea barbae 204
tinea capitis 204
tinea corporis 204
tinea cruris 204

tinea pedis 204

tinea versicolor 204–205

tinnitus 58

hearing loss 29

Ménière’s disease 34

ototoxicity 42t, 43

ruptured eardrum 47

tissue expansion 163, 205

tissue flap 163

tissue graft 163

toenails 129, 167

toes 145–146, 350, 357

tongue 25, 26, 57

tonometry 93, 97, 104, 119

tonsillitis 6, 58–59

tonsils 44, 57–59

toothache 20, 57

topical analgesics 366–367

torticollis 360

Tourette’s syndrome 287

toxic alopecia 137

toxic epidermal necrolysis 205

toxic optic neuropathy 119–120,

119 t

toxic shock syndrome 47

toxoplasmosis 238

trabecular bone 308

trabeculoplasty 94

trabeculotomy 94

trachea 5, 182

tracheoesophageal speech 23

transcervical electrolarynx 21

transcutaneous electrical nerve

stimulation (TENS) 381, 384–385

transdermal patch 366, 378

transplant-related Kaposi’s sarcoma

168, 169

traumatic brain injury (TBI)

287–288

apraxia 226

cognitive function and

dysfunction 244

concussion 244–245

dementia 251

papilledema 107

paralysis 275

tremor disorders 288–289

athetosis 227

deep brain stimulation 250

dyskinesia 252

myoclonus 265–266

pallidotomy 274

Parkinson’s disease 275–276

tretinoin (Retin-A) 145

trichloroacetic acid (TCA) 144

tricyclic antidepressant 268

trigeminal nerve 54, 246, 247t

trigger-point injection 385

triglyceride blood level 211

triptans 374, 377

trochlear nerve 246, 247t

tropia. Seestrabismus

tryosinase 127

T-score 311

tumor, cancerous 114, 235–237,

269

tumor, noncancerous (benign)

acoustic neuroma 7

angioma 138

brain tumor 235–237

dermatofibroma 152

granuloma telangiectaticum 161

lipoma 333–334

neurofibromatosis 269

papilloma 180

rhabdomyoma 353

seborrheic keratosis 195

tunnel vision 93

tympanic membrane 59. See also

ruptured eardrum

barotrauma 11

cholesteatoma 15

ear 20

functions of the ear 3

myringitis 35

myringotomy 35

tympanoplasty 59

tympanic reflex 36

tympanoplasty 11, 48, 59

type 1 complex regional pain

type 2 complex regional pain

syndrome 371, 372

tyramines 377

U

ultraviolet A (UVA) light 200

ultraviolet B (UVB) light 200, 201

ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy

184

ultraviolet light 175, 196, 315

ultraviolet-protection factor (UPF)

rating 201

umbilical hernia 325

unconsciousness 245, 277,

284–285, 289

understanding pain 386

UPF (ultraviolet-protection factor)

rating 201

upper respiratory tract 19

urethritis 352

Index 413

type 1 collagen 342

syndrome 371, 372