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Tidal volumethe volume of air that passes in and out of the lungs in one breath during normal respiration | |
Timera device that controls the length of exposure | |
Tissuea group of similar cells that all perform a particular function | |
Tissue respiration | |
Titrateto give small incremental doses of a drug to effect | |
Tonsilitisinflammation of the tonsils | |
Topical applicationtreatment applied to the skin or mucous membranes to act on these sites | |
Total lung capacitythe volume of air breathed in with maximum inspiration or breathed out with maximum expiration; it is the vital capacity plus the residual volume | |
Toxaemiathe presence of toxins in the blood | |
Transaminationthe conversion of one amino acid into another by the liver | |