Malaria terms starting with T

6 terms

1. Tachycardia Rapid beating of the heart, usually defined as greater than 100 beats per minute.
2. Tachypnea Rapid breathing.
3. Tetracycline An antibiotic drug used to treat infection.
4. Thrombocytopenia (THROM-boh-sy-toh-PEE-nee-uh) A decrease in the number of platelets in the blood that may result in easy bruising and excessive bleeding from wounds or…
5. Tinnitus (tih-NY-tus) A disorder in which a person hears noises such as buzzing, ringing, clicking, or the sound of a pulse, when no outside sound is causing them.
6. Trophozoite A developmental form during the blood stage of malaria parasites. After merozoites have invaded the red blood cell, they develop into trophozoites…