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TRANSDUCTION

noun. the procedure wherein one type of energy is transformed into another type, particularly sensory transduction: the conversion of the

TRANSGENIC

adjective. depicting a living being wherein a foreign or modified gene has been purposefully posited into the genome.

TRANSITORY PROBLEM

1. a passing or brief indicator, sequel, or other factor of a disease or disorder. 2. a problem or cause

TRANSTENTORIAL HERNIATION

herniation which takes place whenever elevated intracraniae pressure displaces the medial temporal lobe or the brain's deep hemisphere structures, medially

TREACHER COLLINS SYNDROME

a principally autosomal dominant genetic disorder marked by facial defects, inclusive of a small retracted chin, small eyes with flaws

TRIAD TRAINING MODEL

an approach to training therapy professionals and counselors which encourages better comprehension of patients of other societies and cultivates better

TRICHO- (TRICH-)

combining form: hair or hair-like formation.

TRIGGER ZONE

a low-threshold area for inflicting a reaction. In a neuron, the trigger zone for eliciting an action potential is the

TRISOMY

noun. a condition wherein a homologous couple of chromosomes is accompanied by an extra matching chromosome inside each cell nucleus.

TRUE SCORE

with regard to classical test theory, the portion of a gauge or score which depicts the actual quantity of the

TUBEROINFUNDIBULAR TRACT

one of three significant neural pathways inside the brain which utilize dopamine as their primary neurotransmitter. The cell bodies of

TURNER'S SYNDROME

a chromosomal disorder marked by the absence of all or a portion of one of the two X chromosomes. The

TWO-SPIRIT

noun. With regard to some Native American societies, an individual, commonly a man, who assumes the gender identity of the

TYPE I ERROR

the error of refuting the null hypothesis whenever it is actually authentic. Investigators make this error whenever they believe they

TECHNOLOGICAL GATEKEEPER

an organizational or group role which consists of channeling data regarding technological innovations into the establishment from the outside. Individuals

TELEGRAPHIC SPEECH

1. concentrated or abbreviated speech wherein only the most central terms, postulating the greeted level of data, are stated. Nouns

TELESTHESIA (TELAESTHESIAL

noun. Reference: cryptesthesia.

TEMPORAL APPRAISAL THEORY

a design postulating that individual's assessments of themselves in the past are generally more negative than their present assessments of

TEMPORAL SUMMATION

a neural mechanism wherein an urge is propagated by two consecutive postsynaptic potentials neither of which is effective or intense

TENSION

noun. 1. a emotion of physical and psychological strain joined by discomfort, unease, and pressure to look for alleviation via