tachy- [from Greek tachos speed] Swift, rapid, accelerated (tachygenesis).
taen- or ten- [from Greek tainia band, headband] Denotes tapeworm (s) (teniform, teniasis).
tars- or tarso- [from Greek tarsos podos flat of the foot] Denotes the tarsus (tarsotibial).
taut- or tauto- [from Greek tautos the same, identical] Identical (tautomerism).
tax- or taxo- [from Greek taxis arrangement, order] Denotes arrangement or ordering (taxonomy).
teg- or tegum- [from Latin tegmen covering, protection; clothing, armor, skin, shell, husk] Covering, skin, armor (tegmen).
tel- or tele- or telo- [from Greek telos end] End, completion (telediastolic, telomere, telophase).
tele- [from Greek tele distant] Distant (teleceptor).
ten- See: taen-.
tera- [prefix in International System of Units] 1012 (terabyte).
tetra- [from Greek tetra four] Four, having four parts (tetramer, tetraploid, tetrapod).
tetrahydr- or tetrahydro- [tetra- + hydro-] Indicates a molecule containing four hydrogen atoms (tetrahydrofolate).
thec- or theci- or theco- [from Latin theca case, box, cover, envelope, container] Sac, capsule, sporecase (theca).
therm- or thermo- [from Greek therme heat] Heat, hot (thermolabile).
thio- [from Greek theion sulfur] Sulfur (thiophil).
thorac- or thoraco- [from Latin thorax chest] Chest (thoracoepigastric).
thrombo- [from Greek thrombos lump, clot of blood] Denotes a thrombus (thromboclasis).
thyro- or thyroid- (also, rarely: thyreo-) [from Greek thyreos oblong shield] Refers to the thyroid gland (thyrohyoid, thyroidectomy) or, more broadly, to anything shield-shaped (thyroid).
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tibi- or tibio- [from Latin tibia pipe, shinbone] Denotes the tibia (tibiofemoral).
toco- (also, rarely: toko-) [from Greek tokeus father, sire] Denotes to birth (tocology).
tox- or toxi- or toxico- [from Greek toxon bow] (1) arched, bowlike (Toxodonta) (2) arrow-shaped (Toxoglossa).
tox- or toxic- or toxico- [from Latin toxicum poison] Poisonous, toxic (toxicity).
trache- or tracheo [from Greek trachelos throat, neck] Relating to the trachea (trachealgia).
trachel- or trachelo [from Greek trachelos throat, neck] Denotes neck (trachelomastoid = a neck muscle connected to the mastoid process).
trans- [from Latin trans across, beyond, on the other side] Across (transfection, transposon).
tri- [from Greek tri thrice] Three, triple (trichocyst).
trich- or tricho- [from Greek thrix the hair of the head] Hair, filament (tricuspid).
tripl- or tripla- or triplo- [from Greek triploos threefold, triple] Triple (triploblastic, triploid).
troph- or tropho- [from Greek trophe nourishment, food] Relating to nutrition (trophoblast).
tropo- [from Greek tropos turn, direction, way] turn, rotation (tropometer).
trypan- or trypan- [from Latin trypanon auger] (1) borer, auger, spiral (Trypanosoma); (2) trypanosome (trypanosomiasis).
tubo- [from Latin tubus pipe, trumpet] Denotes a tube (tuboperitoneal).
tympan- or tympano- [from Latin tympanus drum] Relating to the tympanic membrane (tympanotomy).
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