tPA

Tissue plasminogen activator.

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TPH2
Tryptophan hydroxylase 2, also known as neuronal tryptophan hydroxylase (NTPH), the key rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5HT). 5HT is causally involved in numerous activities in the central nervous system, and it also has other functions including the maintenance of vascular tone and gut motility. The TPH2 gene is on chromosome […]
TPN
Total parenteral nutrition.
Trabecula
A partition which divides or partly divides a cavity. One of the strands of connective tissue projecting into an organ that constitutes part of the framework of the organ as, for example, the trabeculae of the spleen. One of a number of small interconnecting rods of bone making up a mass of spongy bone as, […]

Trachea
A tube-like portion of the respiratory tract that connects the larynx with the bronchial parts of the lungs. Also known as windpipe.
Trachelectomy
Surgical removal of the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina. Trachelectomy is done in younger women with early cancer of the cervix (with a tumor no larger than 2-3 centimeters). In this surgery, the cervix and the upper part of the vagina are removed but the rest of the […]