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TONOMETRY

noun. a way of gauging intraocular pressure for the diagnosis of glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Tonometry is generally performed with

TOPO- (TOP-)

combining form: position or location.

TORSION

noun. With regard to vision, the moving of the eyeball around an axis running horizontally from the pupil through the

TOUCH THERAPY

remediation which involves touching or manipulating portions of an individual's body to ease physical pain or to promote relaxation and

TOXIN

noun. a poisonous compound, particularly one generated by a living being.

TRAIN

1. verb. to teach or train a person to carry out specific reactions, actions, jobs, or activities, especially within a

TRAIT RATING

a method wherein a chosen behavioral facet or attribute is viewed, scored, and documented.

TRANSACTIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY

psychotherapy which stresses the everyday interplay between the patient and other people in their life; transactional analysis is a particular

TRANSDUCER

noun. a tool or system which transforms energy from one type to another.

TRANSGENERATIONAL PATTERNS

trends of actions or traits which appear in consecutive generations, frequently referencing negative or maladaptive actions.

TRANSITIVITY

1. the quality of a union across components that the union transfers among components. For instance, a transitive union would

TRANSSYNAPTIC DEGENERATION

the degeneration of a neuron which stems from the demise of a neighboring neuron with which it developed synapses.

TRAZODONE

noun. a chemically different antidepressant which was marketed as a safer option than the tricyclic agents. Regardless, it was of

TRIAD

noun. a group of three individuals involved in a dynamic union. The three individuals are assumed to form a triangle

TRIBADE

noun. a woman who reaches carnal satisfaction by rubbing her genitals against the genitals of another woman. This act is

TRIGGER FEATURE

a particular feature, simple or complex, of a stimulant which might cause a reaction within a particular neuron

TRIPTANS

noun. a category of vasoconstrictor drugs utilized for the remediation of migraine headache, the prototype of which is sumatriptanoun. Triptans

TRUE EXPERIMENT

an analysis wherein involved parties are designated at random to at least two experimentally manipulated remediation conditions.

TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS

a complication of tuberculosis stemming from spread of the tubercle bacilli from the lungs to the brain via the bloodstream.

TURN TAKING

with regard to social interactions, switching behavior between at least two people.