| Abbreviation
|
Meaning
|
| T |
thoracic vertebrae
|
| Tx |
Treatment
|
| TA |
temporal arteritis
|
| T&A |
tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy
|
| T&C |
type and cross-match (see blood transfusion)
|
| T&S |
type and screen (blood; e.g., to prepare for blood transfusion)
|
| Tab |
Tablet (pharmacy)
|
| TAB
TAB
|
therapeutic abortion
threatened abortion
|
| TAH |
total abdominal hysterectomy
|
| TAH-BSO |
total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
|
| TAP |
trypsinogen activation peptide
|
| TAPVR |
total anomalous pulmonary venous return
|
| TAT |
thematic apperception test
|
| TAVI |
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
|
| TAVR |
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
|
| TB |
tuberculosis
|
| TBC |
tuberculosis
total body crunch
|
| TbEC |
Enteric coated tablet
|
| TBG |
thyroid-binding globulin
|
| TBI |
to be intubated
total body irradiation
traumatic brain injury
|
| TBLC |
term birth living child
|
| TBW |
Tension band wiring/wire
|
| TC |
traffic crash
|
| TCA
TCA
|
tricyclic antidepressants
trichloroacetic acid
|
| TCC |
transitional cell carcinoma
|
| TCM |
traditional Chinese medicine
|
| TCN |
tetracycline
|
| TCOM |
Transcutaneous oxygen measurement
|
| TCP |
Thrombocytopenia
|
| TCT |
thrombin clotting time
|
| T2DM |
type 2 Diabetes mellitus
|
| Td |
tetanus and diphtheria (combined vaccination)
|
| TDaP |
tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis combined vaccine
|
| TdP |
Torsades de pointes
|
| TDS |
three times a day (from Latin ter die sumendus)
|
| TdT |
terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase
|
| TD |
Tardive dyskinesia
|
| TE |
tracheoesophageal
|
| TEB |
thoracic electrical bioimpedance (see impedance cardiography)
|
| TEC |
transient erythroblastopenia of childhood
|
| TEE |
transesophageal echocardiogram
|
| TEF |
tracheoesophageal fistula
|
| TEM |
transmission electron microscopy
|
| Temp |
temperature
|
| TEN |
toxic epidermal necrolysis
|
| TENS |
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator
|
| TF |
transfer
|
| T/F |
transfer
|
| TFR |
tumor volume to fetal weight ratio
|
| 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)
|
| THR |
total hip replacement
|
| TI |
terminal ileum
|
| TIA |
transient ischemic attack
|
| TIBC |
total iron-binding capacity
|
| Tib-Fib |
tibia and fibula
|
| TID |
three times a day (from Latin ter in die)
|
| TIN |
tubulointerstitial nephritis
|
| TIPS |
transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
|
| TKA |
total knee arthoplasty
|
| TKO |
to keep (vein) open for IV therapy
|
| TKR |
total knee replacement
|
| TKVO |
to keep vein open
|
| TLA |
three letter acronym
|
| TLC |
total lung capacity, or total lymphocyte count
|
| TLH |
total laparoscopic hysterectomy
|
| TLR |
tonic labyrinthine reflex
|
| TM |
tympanic membrane
|
| 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
|
| TOC |
test-of-cure (+TOC meaning patient cured of disease proven via test)
|
| TOD |
transoesophageal Doppler
|
| TOE |
transoesophageal echocardiogram
|
| TOF |
tetralogy of Fallot
|
| TOP |
termination of pregnancy
|
| TOT |
transobturator tape
|
| TP |
total protein
|
| TPa |
tissue plasminogen activator
|
| TPN |
total parenteral nutrition
|
| TPR |
temperature, pulse, respiration
|
| TPR
|
total peripheral resistance
|
| TR |
tricuspid regurgitation
|
| Tr |
tincture
|
| TRAM |
transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap (TRAM flap)
|
| TRAP |
tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
|
| TRF |
transfer (pronounced "turf")
|
| TRF'd |
transferred (pronounced "turfed", as in "We just turfed Mrs Johnson OTD")
|
| TRH |
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
|
| TRT |
testosterone replacement therapy
|
| TRUSP |
Transrectal Ultrasonography of the Prostate
Transrectal Ultrasound of the Prostate
|
| TS |
tricuspid stenosis
|
| Tsp |
teaspoon (5 mL)
|
| TSH |
thyroid stimulating hormone
|
| TSH |
Thoughts of self-harm
|
| TSHR-Ab |
thyrotropin-receptor antibody
|
| TSI |
Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin
|
| T.S.T.H. |
too sick to send home
|
| TT |
thrombin time
|
| TTE |
transthoracic echocardiogram
|
| TTG |
tissue transglutaminase
|
| TTN |
transient tachypnea of the newborn
|
| 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
|
| TUBA |
Trans-umbilical breast augmentation
|
| TUIP |
Transurethral incision of the prostate
|
| TUMT |
Transurethral microwave thermotherapy
|
| TUNA |
Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate
|
| TUR |
transurethral resection
|
| TURBT |
transurethral resection of bladder tumor
|
| TURP |
transurethral resection of the prostate
|
| TV |
Tricuspid valve; as in "TV repair"
|
| TVC |
true vocal cord
|
| TVH |
transvaginal hysterectomy
|
| TVT |
tension-free vaginal tape
|
| TWOC
|
Trial without catheter
|
| Tx |
therapy
transplant
treatment
|
| TXA |
Tranexamic acid
|
| Txp |
transport (by ambulance to or between hospitals)
|
