tablature separation of the chief cranial bones into inner and outer tables, separated by a diploë.
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table 1. a flat layer or surface, e.g. smooth surface on top of teeth especially on the incisors of the horse, used in telling the age of the horse. 2. a collection of related records in a data base. t. food sometimes used to describe food from the owner’s dining table that is fed to dogs and cats. hydraulic t. used for surgery of large animals so it can be adjusted to the appropriate height... |
table top technique a technique of radiography in which the use of a grid is unnecessary and the cassette can be moved about on the table top so that it is just below the part to be radiographed.
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tablespoon a household unit of volume or capacity; equivalent to three teaspoons or approximately 15 milliliters; in metric measurement, equal to 20 milliliters.
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tablet a solid dosage form containing a medicinal substance with or without a suitable diluent. enteric-coated t. one coated with material that delays release of the medication until after it leaves the stomach.
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tablet triturate a small, loosely packed tablet to be dissolved in water immediately before injection, e.g. apomorphine.
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tabula vitrea inner layer of very dense bone in the bones of the cranium.
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tabular resembling a table.
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tabun an organophosphorus compound used as a war gas.
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Tacazzea yototacolla African member of the plant family Asclepiadaceae; may contain cardiac glycoside which causes abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, hepatitis.
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