Opitz G/BBB Family Connection
(Canada)

43 Swallow Street, Kitimat, British Columbia V8C 1K6

Phone: 250-632-7026  Fax:250-639-9062 E-Mail

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Tear duct:  a tiny passageway that drains lubricating tears from the surface of the eye to the back of the nose

Teratogen:  anything that causes abnormalities in a developing embryo or fetus, such as a drug or virus

Therapeutic range:  the range of doses of a drug that will produce beneficial results without side effects

Thorax:  the chest

Trachea:  the tube running from the larynx (the voice box) down the neck and into the upper part of the chest, where it divides to form the two bronchi of the lungs; commonly called the windpipe

Tracheostomy tube: A 2- to 3-inch metal or plastic tube that keeps the stoma and trachea open. Also called a trach ("trake") tube.

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