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Thiamine refers to a chemical necessary for the Metabolism of glucose.

Thiamine is also known as Vitamin B1.

Thief takers refer to "private" citizens with no official status, paid for arresting criminals.

Thin-layer chromatography refers to a method of analyzing urine specimens for drugs that is performed by hand and requires a great deal of analyst skill.

Thinking Block refers to any obstacle to the flow of thinking.

Thinking style and language refers to a term used in a mental status exam to indicate how a person thinks. This includes information on the client's Vocabulary use and sentence struc

Third degree is defined as intensive questioning using rough treatment.

Third stage of labor refers to the expulsion of the placenta (afterbirth).
Third variable refers to a variable that may account for the observed relationship between two (2) other variables.