Tendon xanthomas are cholesterol deposits in the tendons. Tendon xanthomas are often a result of high cholesterol.

Tennis elbow is an overload or overuse condition in which the muscles of the forearm are affected - in particular the muscles that extend the wrist - the ‘backhand’ muscles.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is the stimulation of nerves using electrical currents that pass across the skin.

The tensor tympani is the inner ear muscle that insert on the malleus.

A testa (seed coat) is an outer protective layer of the seed, developed from the integuments of the ovule, diploid maternal tissue.

Testosterone is the main male hormone responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics and functioning of the male reproductive organs. Levels of testosterone rise markedly at the onset of puberty in males. Testosterone is also present in women.

Tetanus is a disease caused by the Clostridium tetani bacteria. People usually become infected through contact with infected soil or manure. The bacteria enter the body through a small cut or wound, and then multiply and produce a toxin which attacks the body’s nervous system. It causes severe muscle spasms which usually start in the jaw or neck (causing ‘lockjaw’). In time, the effects may spread to the lungs and heart, causing death.

Children and adults can be protected against tetanus through immunisation.

These antibiotics include: Tetracycline, Doxycycline, Minocycline and Rolitetracycline. Tetracyclines act by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis. They have a broad spectrum of activity, active against both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, Neisseria, Chlamydia, Rickettsia, Mycoplasma, Plasmodium, spirochaetes, some non-tuberculous mycobacteria, protozoa and many anaerobes.

A period during which no treatment is given.

The thalamus contains the most neural tissue of the diencephalon and it represents an important link between the many systems of the brain .