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Tumen (wanhu, myriarchy) of the Mongol army

The wanhu (萬戶), or tumen, was a Mongol army command of ten thousand, which under the Yuan dynasty became the wanhu-fu office heading garrisons and military colonies.

Tümen Jasagtu Khan

Tümen Jasagtu Khan (Түмэн засагт хаан; 1539–1592) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty who reigned over the Mongols from 1557 or 1558 until his death.

Tumen system of the Ilkhanid army

The Tumen system of the Ilkhanid army (تومان ارتش ایلخانی) was the decimal military organization of Mongol Iran, grouping forces into units of ten, hundred, thousand, and ten thousand men.

Tumenggung Baureksa

Tumenggung Baureksa, also written Bahurekso and believed named Jaka Bahu, was a Javanese commander of the Sultanate of Mataram and first Bupati of Kendal, appointed in 1605, who led the 1628 assault on Dutch Batavia.

Tumescent anesthesia

Tumescent anesthesia is a local anesthesia technique injecting large volumes of very dilute lidocaine with epinephrine into fat, developed by Jeffrey Klein in 1987 to permit liposuction without sedation.

Tumhari Paakhi (तुम्हारी पाखी)

Tumhari Paakhi (तुम्हारी पाखी), also written Tumhari Pakhi, is a Hindi romantic drama serial on Life OK (11 Nov 2013 to 21 Nov 2014), produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions, starring Shraddha Arya and Mohammed Iqbal Khan, adapted from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Naba Bidhan.

Tumhari Sulu

Tumhari Sulu (तुम्हारी सुलु), 2017 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Suresh Triveni, starring Vidya Balan as housewife Sulochana Dubey who becomes a late-night radio jockey; released 17 November 2017, 140 minutes, Ellipsis Entertainment and T-Series.

Tumi and the Volume

Tumi and the Volume was a live hip hop band from Johannesburg, fronted by Tumi Molekane (now Stogie T), formed in 2002 and split in 2012.

Tumi Inc.

Tumi Inc., also known as Tumi Holdings, is an American premium luggage and business bag brand founded in 1975, known for its black ballistic nylon travel cases.

Tumid lupus erythematosus

Tumid lupus erythematosus (lupus erythematosus tumidus, LET, ICLE) is a rare, highly photosensitive subtype of cutaneous lupus with smooth edematous plaques, dermal mucin, no scarring, benign course, antimalarial treatment.

Tumko Meri Kasam (तुमको मेरी कसम)

Tumko Meri Kasam (तुमको मेरी कसम) is a 2025 Hindi-language biographical courtroom drama directed by Vikram Bhatt, starring Anupam Kher, Adah Sharma, and Esha Deol.

Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge (तुमको ना भूल पाएँगे)

Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge (तुमको ना भूल पाएँगे), also spelled Tum Ko Na Bhool Payenge, is a 2002 Hindi action thriller directed by Pankaj Parashar, starring Salman Khan as an amnesiac who was once the sharpshooter Ali; a flop inspired by The Long Kiss Goodnight.

Tumkūr

Tumkūr (Tumakuru, ತುಮಕೂರು), a district and city in Karnataka about 70 km northwest of Bengaluru; 10 taluks, 2.68 million people (2011), agro-industrial economy, and Karnataka's first Smart City to reach 100% project closure.

Tumm Se Tumm Tak

Tumm Se Tumm Tak (तुम से तुम तक) is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama series premiering on Zee TV in July 2025, starring Sharad Kelkar and Niharika Chouksey.

Tummal Inscription

The Tummal Inscription, also called the Tummal Chronicle, is a short Sumerian literary text tracing the repeated collapse and restoration of the Tummal, a sanctuary of Ninlil at Nippur.

Tummanna

Tummanna, also written Tumanna, was a Bronze Age land in north-central Anatolia known almost entirely from Hittite texts, where it appears paired with the Land of Pala.

Tummo

Tummo (Tibetan gtum-mo, Sanskrit caṇḍālī) is a Vajrayana Buddhist inner-heat practice, the first of the Six Yogas of Naropa, in which vase breathing and visualization generate psychic heat; studies since 1981 measured temperature rises.

Tumor (film)

Tumor is an upcoming American psychological thriller directed by Will Bridges, adapted from the Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon graphic novel, starring Sam Rockwell and Maisy Stella; filmed in Los Angeles, release date unannounced.

Tumor burden score

The tumor burden score (TBS) is a prognostic metric combining maximum tumor diameter and tumor number into one score, proposed in 2016 for colorectal liver metastases.

Tumor control probability

Tumor control probability (TCP) is a radiobiological model estimating the probability that a radiation therapy course eradicates every clonogenic tumor cell, used alongside NTCP in treatment planning.

Tumor grafting

Tumor grafting is a bench biology method that transplants patient tumor tissue into immunodeficient mice, producing patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models that preserve the original cancer's features for drug testing.

Tumor lysis syndrome

Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS), an oncometabolic emergency from rapid cancer cell death causing hyperuricemia, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, and hypocalcemia; defined by Cairo-Bishop criteria, risk-stratified, prevented with hydration, allopurinol, and rasburicase.

Tumor marker

A tumor marker, or tumor biomarker, is a substance made by cancer cells or the body in response to cancer, measured mainly in blood to help diagnose and monitor it.

Tumor Microenvironment

The tumor microenvironment is the ecosystem of immune cells, fibroblasts, blood vessels, and molecules surrounding a tumor that shapes its growth, spread, and resistance to chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

Tumor mutational burden assessment

Tumor mutational burden (TMB), also known as tumor mutation burden, counts somatic mutations per megabase of tumor DNA; in 2020 it supported FDA approval of pembrolizumab for TMB-high solid tumors.

Tumor necrosis factor

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, TNFSF2): 17 kDa trimeric macrophage cytokine signaling via death-domain TNFR1 and survival-linked TNFR2; basis of the five-blocker anti-TNF drug class (~US $30 billion sales, 2022 estimate) and RIPK1-linked necroptosis research.

Tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 associated periodic syndrome

TRAPS (familial Hibernian fever) is a rare autosomal dominant autoinflammatory disorder caused by TNFRSF1A mutations, causing recurrent fever episodes lasting 5-25 days with rash, myalgia, and eye inflammation, treatable with IL-1 blockers.

Tumor penetration of nanoparticles

Tumor penetration of nanoparticles is the transport of nanoscale drug carriers from tumor vessels through tissue to reach cancer cells deep within solid tumors, a key obstacle in cancer nanomedicine.

Tumor resection

Tumor resection is a surgical procedure that cuts out a tumor with a margin of healthy tissue and regional lymph nodes, the mainstay of curative cancer treatment.

Tumor Stem Cell Assay

Tumor Stem Cell Assay (tumor clonogenic assay, HTCA): soft-agar technique measuring tumor stem cell colony formation to test anticancer drugs in vitro; predicts resistance (~90%) far better than sensitivity (~57-62%).