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Title IX

A comprehensive federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity... Read More

TLV

Acronym for threshold limit value... Read More

TNT

Street name, slang, or code word for fentanyl... Read More

toe tag dope

Street name, slang, or code word for fentanyl... Read More

tolerance

Pertaining to friction ridge identification, the amount of variation in appearance of friction ridge features to be allowed during a comparison, should a corresponding print be made available... Read More

tolling of statutes of limitations

The running of statutes of limitations is suspended... Read More

toluidine blue dye (TBD)

A basic thiazine metachromatic dye that easily stains tissues with a large concentration of DNA and RNA due to its high affinity for acidic tissue components... Read More

tone

Refers to multiple definitions, including those relating to sound, an attitude inferred with speaking or writing, and anatomy/physiology... Read More

tongue

A posteriorly attached/anchored mobile mass of muscular tissue that is covered with mucous membrane... Read More

tonsil

A small oral mass of lymphoid tissue, especially either of two such masses embedded in the lateral walls of the opening between the mouth and the pharynx... Read More

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