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Glossary T

Touchy-feely syndrome when humans overvalue things that they have selected personally

- Tourette Syndrome : Tourette syndrome (TS) refers to a neurological disorder which is characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called Tics.

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.

Toxicity is a condition resulting from a chronic ingestion of vitamins, especially fat-soluble vitamins, in quantities well above that needed for health.

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 elements refer to dietary minerals including iron, zinc, copper, iodine, manganese, selenium, chromium, molybdenum, cobalt, arsenic, nickel, fluoride, and vanadium.