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Tarsot'omy (tarsus, and Gr. tomt, a cutting). — The section or 

 removal of the tarsal cartilages. 



Tax'is (Grr. an arranging). — An operation by which those parts 

 which have left their natural situation are replaced by the 

 hand, without the assistance of instruments ; as in reducing 

 hernia, etc. 



Tenotomy (Gr. tenon, a tendon, and tome, a cutting). — The 

 operation of dividing a tendon. 



Trachea-Laryngot'omy. — A surgical operation which consists 

 ill making an opening into both the larynx and trachea. 



Tracheot'omy {trachea, and Gr. tome, a cutting). — A surgical 

 operation which consists in making an opening into the 

 trachea. 



Trepan'ning (Gr. tmpanon, a borer). — The perforation of the 

 skull with a trepan, and the removal of a piece. When a 

 trephine is used in the operation, it is termed trejjhininff. 



TJnion by First Intention. — The process by which the opposite 

 surfaces of recent wounds, when they are kept in contact 

 with each other, grow together and unite without suppu- 

 ration, the result of a self-healing power in living bodies. 



TJranis'coplas'ty (Gr. ouraniskos, the palate, andplasso, I form). 

 — The process of forming an artificial palate. 



Urethrot'omy (urethra, and Gr. tome, a cutting). — An opera- 

 tion which consists in opening the urethra with the ureth- 

 rotome, for the removal of stricture. 



SYMBOLS. 

 Symhorogy. — The art of expressing by symbols. 



TEETH. 

 Dentistry. — The art of the dentist. 



TELEGRAPH. 



Teleg'raphy (Gr. tele, at a distance, and grapho, I write). — 

 The art or practice of communicating intelligence by tele- 

 graph, 



Terotype. — An electric telegraph which prints automatically 

 the messaores it delivers. 



