Medical terms beginning with T

A T cell is an immune cell, matured in the thymus, that attacks infected or abnormal cells or helps direct the immune response.

A type of immune cell that can attack foreign cells, cancer cells, and cells infected with a virus.

A type of immune cell that blocks the actions of some other types of lymphocytes, to keep the immune system from becoming over-active.

A t test is a statistical method that determines whether an observed difference between the average values of two groups likely reflects a real effect.

A thyroid hormone.

An aggressive (fast-growing) type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many T-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the bone marrow and blood.

Treatment to destroy T cells, which play an important role in the immune response.

A type of leukemia in which large T lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) that contain granules (small particles) are found in the blood.

A disease in which certain cells of the lymph system (called T lymphocytes) become cancer.

A type of leukemia in which large T lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) that contain granules (small particles) are found in the blood.

A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in which too many T-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the lymph nodes and spleen.

A type of immune cell that blocks the actions of some other types of lymphocytes, to keep the immune system from becoming over-active.

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called mitotic inhibitors.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with other types of therapy to treat breast cancer.

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with other types of therapy to treat breast cancer.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A heart rate that is faster than the expected range.

Tachypnea is a breathing rate that is abnormally high for a person’s age and clinical circumstances.

Tacrolimus suppresses the immune system by blocking a step in T cell activation, and is used mainly to prevent rejection after organ transplantation.