Tubercle bacillus or tuberculosis abscess
Glossary
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TBI
Traumatic brain injury. Usually refers to severe injury to brain with associated alteration in state of consciousness.
TBM
tubercle bacillus or tuberculosis meningitis
TCD
Transcranial doppler. A diagnostic technique using high frequency sound waves to measure the direction and amount of blood flow in a region of the brain.
TCS
Tethered (Spinal) Cord Syndrome – A condition where the spinal cord is pulled at the base of the spinal canal. In another words, the spinal cord is literally tethered. The condition occurs in a group of disorders of the spinal cord including tight filum terminale, lipomeningomyelocele, split cord malformations, dermal sinus tracts, dermoids, and cystoceles.
TGF-β
Transforming Growth Factor-Beta. A family of proteins instrumental in the processes of bone and cartilage formation, skeletal development and homeostasis. Abnormalities in these proteins have been associated with progression of various disease states.
TGFβ
Transforming Growth Factor-Beta. A family of proteins instrumental in the processes of bone and cartilage formation, skeletal development and homeostasis. Abnormalities in these proteins have been associated with progression of various disease states.
TGFβ1
Transforming growth factor beta 1 – A secreted protein (cytokine) that performs many functions including control of growth, differentiation, proliferation, and the death of cells in the human body.
TGFβ2
Transforming growth factor-beta 2 – a cytokine that has a vital role during embryonic development
TIA
Transient ischemic attack – commonly refers to temporary insufficiency in blood supply to the brain resulting in a reversible neurological deficit. The deficit resolves a short time after resolution of the ischemia.