the angle a rocket makes with the vertical as it curves along its trajectory
trapezohedron
Noun
a polyhedron whose faces are trapeziums
transcendence
Noun
the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
transcendence
Noun
a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
transcendency
Noun
the state of excelling, surpassing, or going beyond usual limits
transcendency
Noun
a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
truce
Noun
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
timelessness
Noun
a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
timeless existence
Noun
a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
tipsiness
Noun
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
thralldom
Noun
the state of being under the control of another person
thraldom
Noun
the state of being under the control of another person
twilight sleep
Noun
a state of general anesthesia in which the person retains a slight degree of consciousness
thermal equilibrium
Noun
a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature
temporary state
Noun
a state that continues for a limited time
thinking cap
Noun
a state in which one thinks
tiredness
Noun
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
topical anesthesia
Noun
loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces (as when benzocaine or Lidocaine is applied to the surface)
topical anaesthesia
Noun
loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces (as when benzocaine or Lidocaine is applied to the surface)
tubal pregnancy
Noun
ectopic pregnancy in a Fallopian tube
tympanites
Noun
distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity
tactile agnosia
Noun
a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them
thyrotoxicosis
Noun
an overactive thyroid gland
thromboembolism
Noun
occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus
thrombosis
Noun
the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
tardive dyskinesia
Noun
involuntary rolling of the tongue and twitching of the face or trunk or limbs
tarantism
Noun
a nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance
total aphasia
Noun
loss of all ability to communicate
type I diabetes
Noun
severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset
traumatic epilepsy
Noun
a convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury
type II diabetes
Noun
mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults
transcortical aphasia
Noun
a general term for aphasia that results from lesions outside of Broca's area or Wernicke's area of the cerebral cortex
temporal lobe epilepsy
Noun
epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode
tonic epilepsy
Noun
epilepsy in which the body is rigid during the seizure
typhus
Noun
rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
typhus fever
Noun
rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
three-day measles
Noun
a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days
tick fever
Noun
caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
trench fever
Noun
marked by pain in muscles and joints and transmitted by lice
tsutsugamushi disease
Noun
transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia
tuberculosis
Noun
infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions, usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages
T.B.
Noun
infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
trench mouth
Noun
an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane
tertiary syphilis
Noun
the third stage
typhoid
Noun
serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration
tinea
Noun
infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
tabes dorsalis
Noun
syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence
typhoid fever
Noun
serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration