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  • Therapeutic medical play

    (THAYR-uh-PYOO-tik MEH-dih-kul …)

    The use of games, toys, books, art, and role playing, sometimes with real or pretend medical equipment, to help children understand and become more comfortable with medical tests, procedures, treatments, and their illness. Therapeutic medical play gives children a way to express their feelings, fears, and anxieties and helps them learn ways to cope with things that may be stressful or upsetting.

  • Thioguanine

    (THY-oh-GWAH-neen)

    A drug used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Thioguanine stops cells from making DNA and RNA and it may kill cancer cells. It is a type of antimetabolite. Also called Tabloid.

  • Thoracentesis

    (THOR-uh-sen-TEE-sis)

    Removal of fluid from the pleural cavity through a needle inserted between the ribs.

  • Thrombectomy

    (throm-BEK-toh-mee)

    Surgery to remove a thrombus (blood clot) from a blood vessel.

  • Thrombocytopenia

    (throm-bo-sigh-toe-PEEN-e-uh)

    A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of platelets in the blood. It may result in easy bruising and excessive bleeding from wounds or bleeding in mucous membranes and other tissues.

  • Thrombolysis

    (throm-BOL-ih-sis)

    The process of breaking up a thrombus (blood clot) that is blocking blood flow. The blood clot may be dissolved using drugs delivered through a catheter (tube) into the clot.

  • Thrombophlebitis

    (THROM-boh-fleh-BY-tis)

    Inflammation of a vein that occurs when a blood clot forms.

  • Thrombosis

    (throm-BOH-sis)

    The formation or presence of a thrombus (blood clot) inside a blood vessel.

  • Thymus

    (THY-mus)

    An organ that is part of the lymphatic system, in which T lymphocytes grow and multiply. The thymus is in the chest behind the breastbone.

  • Thyroid

    (THY-royd)

    A gland located beneath the larynx (voice box) that makes thyroid hormone and calcitonin. The thyroid helps regulate growth and metabolism. Also called thyroid gland.