trans-, tran-, tra-

(Latin: across, through, over, beyond, on the far side of; most often used as a prefix)

Don't confuse the tra- in this element with another tra- in "drag" or "draw". Trans- becomes tra- before the consonants -d, -j, -l, -m, -n, and -v.

transcendentally
transcendently
transcolonic endoscopy
Endoscopic examinations of the colon through an opening in the colonic wall.
transcontinental
transcortical aphasia
An aphasia in which the unaffected motor and sensory language areas are isolated from the rest of the hemispheric cortex.

This condition is subdivided into transcortical sensory and transcortical motor aphasias.

transcribe, transcribing
1. To make an exact copy of (something) in writing; to copy out from an original; to write (a copy).
2. To write out in other characters, to transliterate; to write out (a shorthand account) in ordinary “long-hand”; formerly also, to translate or render accurately in another language.
3. In music, to adapt (a composition) for a voice or instrument other than that for which it was originally written.
4. In broadcasting, to record for subsequent reproduction; to broadcast in this form.
5. To transfer information from one way of storing it on one computer to another, or from a computer to an external storage device.
transcribed
1. An exact copy of something which has been written.
2. Anything copied from an original, previously written, copy.
transcript
1. A written record of something, e.g., a copy of the script of a broadcast program or a record of court proceedings.
2. An official document showing the educational work of a student in a school or college; any copy or record.
transcription
1. Something that has been transcribed.
2. A phonetic representation of speech using special symbols.
transcriptional
Relating to transcripts or to the transcribing of things.
transcriptome
A branch of molecular biology that deals with the study of messenger RNA molecules produced in an individual or population of a particular cell type.

The transcriptomes of stem cells and cancer cells are of special interest to researchers who are striving to understand the processes of cellular differentiations (a process in which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell type) and carcinogenesis (a process in which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells).

transcriptomics
transcutaneous
Entering through the skin, as in the administration of a drug applied to the skin in ointment or patch form.
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, transdermal electrical nerve stimulator, transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, TENS, transcutaneous nerve stimulation
1. A portable electronic device designed to relieve chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes covering the afflicted area on the body.
2. A method of pain control with the application of electric impulses to the nerve endings.

This is done through electrodes which are placed on the skin and attached to a stimulator with flexible wires.

The electric impulses which are generated are similar to those of the body; however, they are different enough to block the transmission of pain signals to the brain making this procedure noninvasive and nonaddictive, and with no known side effects.

transcutaneous oxygen electrode
An appliance which measures the oxygen tension in the skin without penetrating the body's tissues