Internal_Medicine_Medical_School_Crash_Course_Unabridged_35_A_T

Tachycardia is a rapid heart rate. Thrombocyte is a platelet. Thymus is an organ where lymphocytes grow. Tinnitus is ringing in the ears. Toxemia is a condition in pregnancy with high blood pressure, albuminuria, and swelling. Trachea is the breathing tube. Tuberculosis is a highly infectious respiratory disease. Tympanum is the eardrum. Ureter connects the kidney to the bladder. Uvea is part of the eye. Vena cava are major veins that carry blood to the heart. Xanthoma are yellow nodules on the skin indicating hidden diseases. Tachycardia, rapid heart rate, more than 100 beats per minute. Temporal, of the temple, or the area of the head just above and in front of the ear. Thrombocyte, a platelet. Thymus, an organ behind the breastbone where lymphocytes mature and multiply. Tibia, the larger of the two bones of the lower leg. Tinnitus, ringing in the ears. Toxemia, preeclampsia or preeclampsia. A condition that appears in the third trimester of pregnancy involving a sharp rise in blood pressure, abrupt hypertension, leakage of large amounts of albumin into the uterine, albuminuria, and swelling of the hands, feet, and face, edema. Trachea, the breathing tube connecting the mouth and nose to the lungs. Tuberculosis, a highly infectious bacterial disease that involves mainly the upper respiratory system. TB is so virulent that the U.S. public health system mandates regular testing among the population. For example, when a child enters school, when a person applies for a job, before surgery, and so on. Tympanum, the membrane commonly called the eardrum. Ureter, a tube that connects the kidney to the bladder. Uvea, part of the eye, including the iris, the choroid, and the ciliary body. Vena cava, actually refers to two major veins. The superior, upper vena cava, is the large vein which returns blood to the heart from the head, neck, and both upper limbs. The inferior, lower vena cava, returns blood to the heart from the lower part of the body. Xanthoma, yellowish firm nodules in the skin, which often point to hidden disease, such as diabetes, lipid disorder, hyperlipidemia, and other conditions. Xanthoma is a harmless growth of tissue, but an indicator which should not be ignored.