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Medical Terminology: tone, tension, pressure Greek τόνος (tonos)

Medical Terminology: trachea Greek τραχεία Tracheotomy

Medical Terminology: crushing Greek τρίψις Lithotripsy

Medical Terminology: pertaining to Greek -τικός

Medical Terminology: toxin, poison Greek τοξικόν Toxoplasmosis

Medical Terminology: place, topical Greek τόπος (topos) Topical anesthetic

Medical Terminology: emotions Greek: "thymos", spirit, soul; courage; breath, mind, emotions dysthymia

Medical Terminology: rigid, tense Ancient Greek tetanos tetanus

Medical Terminology: cutting instrument Greek τομή (tomē)

Medical Terminology: pressure Latin Hypertension

Medical Terminology: Monster Ancient Greek teras(s) terata(pl) teratoma, teratogen

Medical Terminology: heat Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós) Hypothermia

Medical Terminology: act of cutting; incising, incision Greek -τομία Gastrotomy

Medical Terminology: Relating to the neck Ancient Greek τράχηλος (tráchēlos), neck tracheloplasty

Medical Terminology: Relating to hair, hair-like structure Ancient Greek θρίξ, τριχ(ο)- (thríx, trich(o)-), hair Trichocyst

Medical Terminology: Relating to the upper chest, chest; the area above the breast and under the neck Latin (thōrāx) < Ancient Greek θώραξ (thōrax), chest, cuirass thoracic, thorax

Medical Terminology: tension Greek -τονία

Medical Terminology: childbirth Greek τόκος tocolytic

Medical Terminology: Relating to a nipple Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlē), a teat, nipple Theleplasty, thelarche

Medical Terminology: case, sheath Ancient Greek θήκη (thēkē) Intrathecal

Medical Terminology: three Latin triangle, triceps

Medical Terminology: nourishment, development Greek -τροφία, τροφή Pseudohypertrophy

Medical Terminology: Relating to a blood clot, clotting of blood Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos), lump, piece, clot of blood Thrombus, thrombocytopenia

Medical Terminology: eardrum Greek τύμπανον Tympanocentesis

Medical Terminology: Denoting something as moving or situated across or through Latin trāns, "across, through" Transfusion

Medical Terminology: treatment Ancient Greek (therapeía) hydrotherapy, therapeutic

Medical Terminology: Denoting something as fast, irregularly fast Ancient Greek ταχύς (tachys), fast, quickly tachycardia

Medical Terminology: twisted Latin tortus Torticollis

Medical Terminology: Denoting something as 'relating to a woman, feminine' Ancient Greek θῆλυς (thēlys), female, feminine Thelygenous

HCPCS Code: Cath, ep, othr than cool-tip Catheter, electrophysiology, diagnostic/ablation, other than 3d or vector mapping, other than cool-tip

HCPCS Code: Frontier extended stay demo Frontier extended stay clinic demonstration; for a patient stay in a clinic approved for the cms demonstration project; the following measures should be present: the stay must be equal to or greater than 4 hours; weather or other conditions must prevent transfer or the case falls into a category of monitoring and observation cases that are permitted by the rules of the demonstration; there is a maximum frontier extended stay clinic (fesc) visit of 48 hours, except in the case when weather or other conditions prevent transfer; payment is made on each period up to 4 hours, after the first 4 hours

HCPCS Code: Pharm ther osteo rx Pharmacologic therapy (other than minierals/vitamins) for osteoporosis prescribed

HCPCS Code: Gauze >16<=48 no w/sal w/o b Gauze, impregnated with other than water, normal saline, or hydrogel, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in., but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing

Medical Abbreviation: Total Hip Replacement

HCPCS Code: Doc pt no ther chg or contra Documentation that the patient declined therapy change or has documented contraindications (e.g., experienced adverse effects or lack of efficacy with all other therapy options) in order to achieve better disease control as measured by pga, bsa, pasi, or dlqi

Medical Abbreviation: Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

HCPCS Code: Infusion ther other than che Infusion therapy, using other than chemotherapeutic drugs, per visit

Medical Terminology: thyroid Greek θυρεο-ειδής

HCPCS Code: >85y scope othr rsn Patients greater than 85 years of age who received a routine colonoscopy for a reason other than the following: an assessment of signs/symptoms of gi tract illness, and/or the patient is considered high risk, and/or to follow-up on previously diagnosed advance lesions