Category: Ti-Tr

An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, tryptophan is necessary for optimal growth of children. Bacteria in the intestine break tryptophan down to compounds that largely are responsible for the unpleasant odor of feces. Symbol: Trp.

Trypophobia: an irrational fear of small holes or clusters of small holes and bumps. It can manifest as feelings of unpleasantness, unease, disgust, or revulsion when looking at areas of clustered small holes. Examples of images that could provoke trypophobic reactions include a honeycomb, bubble bath, or lotus seed pod. Like other phobias, the exact cause of trypophobia is not well…

The act of truncating, cutting short.

Tryptophan. 

Coconut, palm kernel or palm oil. Like all fats and oils, these three oils contain various types of fatty acids but, unlike other plant oils, they contain a great deal of saturated fatty acids. Coconut oil is 92%, palm kernel oil 82% and palm oil 50% saturated fat. These oils are found in commercial cakes, cookies and “snack foods.” The…

A small medicated lozenge designed to dissolve. For example, to soothe the throat as a cough drop. Strictly speaking, a troche should be circular since the word derives from the Greek “trokhiskos” meaning “a little wheel.” Pronounced trOh-key

One of the bony prominences toward the near end of the thighbone (the femur). There are two trochanters: The trochanters are points at which hip and thigh muscles attach. The greater trochanter gives attachment to a number of muscles (including the gluteus medius and minimus, piriformis, obturator internus and externus, and gemelli muscles), and the…

A class of drugs introduced in the 1990s for the treatment of migraine that act as agonists for 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptors. The triptans are often very effective in relieving migraine but do not prevent future attacks or lessen their frequency. Migraine is believed to be due to dilatation of cranial blood vessels and the release of pro-inflammatory neuropeptides through…

Street name for alpha-ethyltryptamine and for LSD.

In obstetrics, one of the three divisions of three months each during pregnancy, in which different phases of fetal development take place. The first trimester is a time of basic cell differentiation. The second trimester is a period of rapid growth and maturation of body systems. A second-trimester fetus that is born prematurely may be viable, given…