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THYROTOXICOSIS

noun. a condition elicited by an extra amount of thyroid hormones, that might be generated by an overactive thyroid gland

TIME DISCOUNTING

assigning less weight or imperativeness to future occurrences than to current occurrences, frequently in relation with the utility values correlated

TIME-LAGGED CORRELATION

the correspondence of a gauge at one point in time with the value of that very same gauge at another

TITRATION

noun. a method utilized in ascertaining the optimum dosage of a drug required to generate a favored impact within a

TOLUENE

noun. a volatile solvent which, whenever continually inhaled, can elicit kidney failure and be fatal.

TONIC CONTRACTION

the sustained contractions of various groups of muscle fibers in a muscle to keep persistent muscular tension.

TOPALGIA

noun. pain which is centralized in one area or small region without any lesion or injury to take responsibility for

TOPOGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION

the ordering of elements within a structure.

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM)

with regard to industrial and organizational theory, an all-encompassing approach to management which consists of a dedication to persistent enhancements

TOWER OF HANOI

a puzzle frequently utilized within analyses of problem solving and presumptions of executive operates. within the most fundamental version, the

TRACT

1. a bundle or set of nerve fibers within the CNS. The terminology of a tract commonly implies its starting

TRAINING LOG

a type of self-monitoring, wherein athletes document sleep trends, food ingestion, disposition, degrees of anxiety, and causal scenarios, in addition

TRANCE LOGIC

the assumed propensity of hypnotized people to engage at the same time in logically paradoxical or contradictory trains of thought.

TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION (TM)

a method of concentrative meditation for reaching a transcendental state of awareness. Based upon the Bhagavad-Gita and other ancient Hindu

TRANSFERASE

noun. any of a category of enzymes which catalyze the conversion of atoms from one molecule to another molecule.

TRANSIENT SITUATIONAL PERSONALITY DISORDER

a DSM-I denotation for posttraumatic distress disorder, replacing the older terminology of traumatic neurosis. This class additionally is inclusive of

TRANSORBITAL LOBOTOMY

a previous psychosurgical method wherein a leukotome was posited through the socket overtop the eyes and cautiously swung through a

TRAPEZOID BODY

a group of transverse nerve fibers inside the pons transporting afferent fibers from the cochlear nuclei to the superior olivary

TREATMENT LEVEL

the specific condition to which a group or involved party is exposed within an analysis or experiment.

TRIAL MARRIAGE

an ordering by which a couple try to ascertain their compatibility and suitability for official marriage by cohabitating for a