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

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