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Name: Description: Tenesmus Bowel or rectal disorder creating constant sensation of needing to open bowels. It is accompanied by pain, and a mucous substance, sometimes bloody, is also discharged. Teretes A collective term for worms of all species. Also referred to as vermes. Tertian Of a fever or ague: Characterised by the occurrence of a paroxysm every third day. Tetanus Infection caused by bacteria that triggers severe muscle contractions. Often results in death by asphyxiation if left untreated. In the 18th century, the term might be used to describe various conditions producing this kind of symptom pattern. Tinea Capitis The scald-head. A genus of disease characterised by small ulcers at the root of the hairs of the head, which produce a white crust. Tinea Lactea The scald-head affecting young children. Specifically refers to infection that affects the face as well as the scalp. Trismus Popularly known as lock jaw. Spasm of the chewing muscles, causing the jaws to remain rigidly closed. See also entry for tetanus. Tuberculosis See entry for phthisis. Typhoid An acute infectious fever spread by food that has come in contact with faecal matter. Characterised by high temperature, red spots on chest, severe pain in bowels, and sometimes death. Known at the time as enteric fever, and was often improperly treated with purgatives, causing many deaths. It was not differentiated from typhus fever until the late 1860s. Typhus An acute infectious fever spread by fleas, lice, ticks and mites, characterised by great prostration and petechial eruptions; chiefly occurring in crowded tenements. It was not differentiated from typhoid fever until the late 19th century.
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- Tenesmus
Bowel or rectal disorder creating constant sensation of needing to open bowels. It is accompanied by pain, and a mucous substance, sometimes bloody, is also discharged.
- Teretes
A collective term for worms of all species. Also referred to as vermes.
- Tertian
Of a fever or ague: Characterised by the occurrence of a paroxysm every third day.
- Tetanus
Infection caused by bacteria that triggers severe muscle contractions. Often results in death by asphyxiation if left untreated. In the 18th century, the term might be used to describe various conditions producing this kind of symptom pattern.
- Tinea Capitis
The scald-head. A genus of disease characterised by small ulcers at the root of the hairs of the head, which produce a white crust.
- Tinea Lactea
The scald-head affecting young children. Specifically refers to infection that affects the face as well as the scalp.
- Trismus
Popularly known as lock jaw. Spasm of the chewing muscles, causing the jaws to remain rigidly closed. See also entry for tetanus.
- Tuberculosis
See entry for phthisis.
- Typhoid
An acute infectious fever spread by food that has come in contact with faecal matter. Characterised by high temperature, red spots on chest, severe pain in bowels, and sometimes death. Known at the time as enteric fever, and was often improperly treated with purgatives, causing many deaths. It was not differentiated from typhus fever until the late 1860s.
- Typhus
An acute infectious fever spread by fleas, lice, ticks and mites, characterised by great prostration and petechial eruptions; chiefly occurring in crowded tenements. It was not differentiated from typhoid fever until the late 19th century.
- Tenesmus
