Browse Medical Abbreviations
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| T | temperature; thoracic |
| T Bili | total bilirubin |
| T&A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| T&C | type and cross |
| T&H | type and hold |
| T&S | type and screen |
| T&X | type and crossmatch |
| T-hold | transportation hold (law enforcement) |
| T.A.T. | toxin-antitoxin |
| t.d.s. | to be taken three times daily |
| T.I. | thoracic inlet |
| t.i.d. | three times a day (ter in die) |
| t.i.n. | three times a night |
| T/C | to consider |
| T3 | triiodothyronine |
| T4 | thyroxine |
| TA | transactional analysis; toxin-antitoxin; tentative approval; temporal arteritis |
| Ta | Tantalum (element) |
| tab | tablet |
| TAB | therapeutic abortion |
| TAC | time, amount, character (emesis, bleeding, drainage, etc.) |
| tachy | tachycardia |
| TAF | triage assessment form |
| TAH | transfusion-associated hepatitis; total abdominal hysterectomy |
| TAH-t | total artificial heart |
| TAMI | thrombolysis and angioplasty in myocardial infarction |
| TAR | total ankle replacement; total all routes (intake) |
| TAROM | total active range of motion |
| TAT | turnaround time; thematic apperception test; tetanus antitoxin |
| TAVI | transcatheter aortic valve implantation |
| Tb | Terbium (element) |
| TB | tuberculin; tuberculosis; tubercle bacillus |
| TBA | to be admitted; to be announced |
| TBB | transbronchial biopsy |
| TBBMD | total body bone mineral density |
| tbc | tubercle bacillus |
| TBD | to be determined |
| TBE | tick-borne encephalitis |
| TBG | thyroid-binding globulin |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| TBP | thrombophlebitis; therapeutic biologic product |
| TBSA | total body surface area |
| Tbsp | tablespoon |
| TBT | tracheobronchial tree |
| TBW | total body water; total body weight |
| TC | total cholesterol; testicular cancer; tactile cues; tetracycline |
| Tc | Technetium (element) |
| TC&DB | turn, cough, and deep breath |
| TCA | tricyclic antidepressant; trichloroacetic acid |
| TCD | transcranial doppler |
| TCDB | turn, cough, deep breathe |
| TCE | trichloroethylene |
| TCH | turn, cough, hyperinflate |
| TCN | tetracycline |
| TCP | transcutaneous pacer; tumor control probability; thrombocytopenia |
| TcPCO2 | transcutaneous carbon dioxide |
| TCPL | time cycled pressure limited |
| TCR | T cell (antigen) receptor |
| TCU | transitional care unit |
| TD | transdermal; target date; tardive dyskinesia |
| Td | tetanus diphtheria |
| Tdap | tetanus diphtheria pertussis vaccine |
| TDF | testes determining factor |
| TDM | therapeutic drug monitoring |
| TdP | Torsade's de Pointes |
| TDWB | touch down weight bearing |
| Te | tetanus; Tellurium (element) |
| TE | therapeutic equivalence; toxoplasmic encephalitis |
| TEA | tetraethylammonium |
| tech | technician |
| TED | thrombo embolic deterrent |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiography; transesophageal endoscopy; transesophageal echocardiogram |
| TEF | tracheoesophageal fistula |
| TEM | transmission electron microscope |
| temp | temperature |
| TEN | toxic epidermal necrolysis |
| TENS | transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
| TEP | tracheo-esophageal puncture |
| TF | tube feeding |
| TFT | thyroid function test |
| TG | thyroglobulin; triglyceride |
| TGA | transposition of the great arteries (formerly TGV, transposition of the great vessels) |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TGV | thoracic gas volume |
| Th | thorium |
| TH | thyroid hormone |
| THA | total hip arthroplasty |
| THC | tetrahydrocannabinol (in marijuana and related) |
| ther | therapeutic, therapy |
| Thr | threonine |
| THR | target heart rate; total hip replacement |
| Ti | Titanium (element) |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| Tib | tibial |
| TIBC | total iron-binding capacity |
| TICU | trauma intensive care unit |
| TID | three times a day (ter in die) |
| TIH | tumor-induced hypercalcemia |
| TIMI | thrombolysis in myocardial infarction |
| tinct | tincture |
| TIS | tumor in situ |
| TJC | The Joint Commission |
| TKA | total knee arthroplasty; trochanter knee ankle |
| TKE | terminal knee extension |
| TKO | to keep open (intravenous) |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
| Tl | Thallium (element) |
| TL | total laryngectomy; tubal ligation; translingual (through the tongue) |
| TLC | total life center; therapeutic lifestyle change; tender loving care; total lung capacity; thin layer chromatography |
| TLE | temporal lobe epilepsy |
| TLI | total lymphoid irradiation |
| TLS | tumor lysis syndrome |
| TLSO | thoracolumbar sacroorthosis |
| Tm | Thulium (element) |
| TM | tympanic membrane |
| TMD | temporomandibular disorder |
| TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
| TMP | total membrane pressure; trimethoprim |
| TMP/SMX | trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole |
| TMR | trans-myocardial revascularization |
| TMS | tympanic membranes; transcranial magnetic stimulation |
| TMT | treadmill test |
| TN | trigeminal nerve |
| TNBP | transurethral needle biopsy of prostate |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TNF-I | tumor necrosis factor inhibitor |
| TNM | tumor-node-metastasis |
| TNS | transcutaneous nerve stimulation |
| TNT | trinitrotoluene |
| TNTC | too numerous to count |
| TNTM | too numerous to mention |
| TO | telephone order |
| Toco | tocotransducer |
| TOD | target organ damage |
| TOE | transesophageal echocardiography |
| TOF | Tetralogy of Fallot |
| tol | tolerate(s); tolerance |
| TOLAC | trial of labor after cesarean section |
| TOP | termination of pregnancy |
| top | topically |
| TORB | telephone order read back |
| TORCH | toxoplasmosis, other (hepatitis b, syphilis), rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex 2 |
| TORP | total ossicular replacement (prosthesis) |
| TOS | thoracic outlet syndrome |
| tox | toxic, toxicity; toxicology |
| TP | total protein |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| TPA | total parenteral alimentation |
| TPE | total plasma exchange |
| TPI | treponema pallidum immobilization (syphilis test); trigger point injection |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
| TPO | thyroid peroxidase |
| TPPA | treponema pallidum particle agglutination (assay) |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, respiration; total peripheral resistance |
| TPUR | transperineal urethral resection |
| TQM | total quality management |
| TR | tubal reversal; tricuspid regurgitation; therapeutic recreation |
| tr | trace; tincture |
| trach | tracheotomy; trachea(l); tracheostomy |
| TRALI | transfusion-related acute lung injury |
| trans | transverse |
| TRAP | tremor, rigidity, akinesia or postural instability bradykinesia, and postural instability |
| TRBF | total renal blood flow |
| Treg | regulatory t cell |
| TRF | thyrotropin-releasing factor; total fluid removed |
| TRH | (thyroid or thyrotropin)-releasing hormone |
| Trich | trichomonas |
| Trig | triglyceride |
| trit. | triturate, grind |
| TRMA | trauma |
| tRNA | transfer ribonucleic acid |
| TRO | temporary restraining order |
| Trp | tryptophan |
| TS | Tourette syndrome; tricuspid stenosis; trauma score; tuberous sclerosis |
| TSD | time since death |
| TSE | transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; testicular self-examination |
| TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| TSLO | thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis |
| tsp | teaspoon |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| TST | tuberculin skin test |
| TT | tilt table; thrombin time; total thyroidectomy; tetanus toxoid |
| TTE | transthoracic echocardiography |
| tTG | antitransglutaminase |
| TTOM | to take out medicine |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| TTS | temporary threshold shift |
| TU | titer unit; tuberculin unit |
| Tues | Tuesday |
| TUI | transurethral incision |
| TUIP | transurethral incision of the prostate |
| TUMA | transurethral microwave antenna |
| TUMT | transurethral microwave thermotherapy |
| TUNA | transurethral needle ablation |
| TUPP | tobacco use prevention program |
| TUR | transurethral resection |
| TURBT | transurethral resection of a bladder tumor |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| TV | tidal volume; total volume; tricuspid valve |
| TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
| TVR | tricuspid valve replacement |
| TVT | tension-free vaginal tape |
| TWE | tap water enema |
| Tx | treatment; thromboxane; traction; transplant |
| Tyr | tyrosine |
| TZD | thiazolidinedione |
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