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Abbrev. Meaning
T thoracic vertebrae
Tx transplantation
traction
T&A tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy
T&C type and cross-match (see blood transfusion)
Tab tablet
TAB therapeutic abortion
TAH total abdominal hysterectomy
TAH-BSO total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
TB tuberculosis
TBC tuberculosis
total body crunch
TBI total body irradiation
traumatic brain injury
TBLC term birth living child
TC traffic crash
TCC transitional cell carcinoma
TCM traditional Chinese medicine
TCN tetracycline
TCT thrombin clotting time
Td tetanus and diphtheria (combined vaccination)
TdP Torsades de pointes
t.d.s. three times a day (from Latin ter die sumendus)
TEB thoracic electrical bioimpedance (see impedance cardiography)
TEE transesophageal echocardiogram
TEM transmission electron microscopy
Temp temperature
TENS transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator
TERN intern
TF transfer
T/F transfer
TFTs thyroid function tests
TGA transposition of the great arteries
TG triglycerides
Tg thyroglobulin
TGF tumor growth factor
TGV transposition of the great vessels
T&H type and hold (stay ready for blood transfusion)
THOMAS (neuroscience) The Human Oxytocin Mediated Attachment System
THR total hip replacement
TIA transient ischemic attack
TIBC total iron binding capacity
Tib-Fib tibia and fibula
t.i.d. three times a day (from Latin ter in die)
TIN tubulointerstitial nephritis
TIPS transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
TKO to keep (vein) open for IV therapy
TKR total knee replacement
TKVO to keep vein open
TLC total lung capacity
tender loving care
total lymphocyte count
TLR tonic labyrinthine reflex
TM tympanic membrane
TMB "too many birthdays" (slang; said of a very frail elderly patient)
TME total mesorectal excision
TNF tumor necrosis factor
TMJ temporomandibular joint
TNG trinitroglycerin
TNM tumor-nodes-metastases
TNTC too numerous to count
TOA tuboovarian abscess
TOD transoesophageal Doppler
TOE transoesophageal echocardiogram
TOF tetralogy of Fallot
TOP termination of pregnancy
TP total protein
TPa tissue plasminogen activator
TPN total parenteral nutrition
TPR temperature, pulse, respiration
TR tricuspid regurgitation
Tr tincture
TRAM transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap (TRAM flap)
TRAP tartarate resistant acid phosphatase
TRF transfer (pronounced "turf")
TRF'd transferred (pronounced "turfed", as in "We just turfed Mrs Johnson OTD")
TRH thyrotropin-releasing hormone
TS tricuspid stenosis
Tsp teaspoon (5 mL)
TSH thyroid stimulating hormone
T.S.T.H. too sick to send home
TT thrombin time
TTE transthoracic echocardiogram
TTO to take out (medicines given to patient on discharge from hospital stay)
TTP thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
tender to palpation
TTR transthyretin
TTS transdermal therapeutic system
TTTS twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
Tu tumor
TUR transurethral resection
TURBT transurethral resection of bladder tumor
TURP transurethral resection of the prostate
TVH total vagina hysterectomy
Tx therapy
transplant
treatment
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