Browse Medical Abbreviations
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| T | temperature |
| 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 (police) |
| 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 | Tantalum (element) |
| TA | tentative approval; toxin-antitoxin; temporal arteritis |
| tab | tablet |
| TAB | therapeutic abortion |
| TAC | time, amount, character (emesis, bleeding, drainage, etc.) |
| tachy | tachycardia |
| TAF | triage assessment form |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy; transfusion-associated hepatitis |
| TAH-t | total artificial heart |
| TAR | total all routes (intake); total ankle replacement |
| TAROM | total active range of motion |
| TAT | tetanus antitoxin; thematic apperception test; turnaround time |
| TAVI | transcatheter aortic valve implantation |
| TB | tuberculosis; tuberculin; tubercle bacillus |
| Tb | Terbium (element) |
| TBA | to be admitted; to be announced |
| TBB | transbronchial biopsy |
| TBBMD | total body bone mineral density |
| tbc | tubercle bacillus |
| TBD | to be determined |
| TBG | thyroid-binding globulin |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| TBP | thrombophlebitis; therapeutic biologic product |
| Tbsp | tablespoon |
| TBW | total body water; total body weight |
| TC | tetracycline; tactile cues |
| Tc | Technetium (element) |
| TC&DB | turn, cough, and deep breath |
| TCA | trichloroacetic acid; tricyclic antidepressant |
| TCD | transcranial doppler |
| TCDB | turn, cough, deep breathe |
| TCH | turn, cough, hyperinflate |
| TCN | tetracycline |
| TcPCO2 | transcutaneous carbon dioxide |
| TCPL | time cycled pressure limited |
| TCU | transitional care unit |
| TD | transdermal; target date; tardive dyskinesia |
| Tdap | tetanus diphtheria pertussis vaccine |
| TdP | Torsade's de Pointes |
| TDWB | touch down weight bearing |
| TE | toxoplasmic encephalitis; therapeutic equivalence |
| Te | tetanus; Tellurium (element) |
| TED | thrombo embolic deterrent |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiogram; transesophageal endoscopy |
| TEF | tracheoesophageal fistula |
| temp | temperature |
| TEN | toxic epidermal necrolysis |
| TENS | transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
| TEP | tracheo-esophageal puncture |
| TF | tube feeding |
| TFT | thyroid function test |
| TG | thyroglobulin; triglycerides |
| TGA | transposition of the great arteries (formerly TGV, transposition of the great vessels) |
| Th | thorium |
| THA | total hip arthroplasty |
| THC | tetrahydrocannabinol (in marijuana and related) |
| ther | therapeutic, therapy |
| THR | total hip replacement; target heart rate |
| 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 |
| tinct. | tincture |
| 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; translingual (through the tongue); tubal ligation |
| TLC | total lung capacity; total life center; thin layer chromatography; therapeutic lifestyle change; tender loving care |
| TLI | total lymphoid irradiation |
| TLS | tumor lysis syndrome |
| TLSO | thoracolumbar sacroorthosis |
| Tm | Thulium (element) |
| TM | tympanic membrane |
| TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
| TMP | total membrane pressure |
| TMP/SMX | trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole |
| TMR | trans-myocardial revascularization |
| Tms | tympanic membranes |
| 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 |
| 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 | total parenteral alimentation |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| TPE | total plasma exchange |
| TPI | treponema pallidum immobilization (syphilis test) |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
| TPO | thyroid peroxidase |
| TPPA | treponema pallidum particle agglutination (assay) |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, respiration |
| TR | therapeutic recreation; tricuspid regurgitation |
| tr | tincture; trace |
| trach | tracheotomy; tracheostomy; trachea(l) |
| TRALI | transfusion-related acute lung injury |
| trans | transverse |
| TRAP | tremor, rigidity, akinesia or postural instability bradykinesia, and postural instability |
| Treg | regulatory t cell |
| TRF | total fluid removed |
| TRH | (thyroid or thyrotropin)-releasing hormone |
| Trich | trichomonas |
| Trig | triglyceride |
| trit. | triturate, grind |
| TRMA | trauma |
| tRNA | transfer RNA |
| TRO | temporary restraining order |
| TS | tricuspid stenosis; Tourette syndrome |
| TSD | time since death |
| TSE | testicular self-examination; transmissible spongiform encephalopathies |
| TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| TSLO | thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| TST | tuberculin skin test |
| TT | tetanus toxoid; tilt table; total thyroidectomy |
| tTG | antitransglutaminase |
| TTOM | to take out medicine |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| TU | titer unit; tuberculin unit |
| Tues | Tuesday |
| TUI | transurethral incision |
| TUIP | transurethral incision of the prostate |
| TUMA | transurethral microwave antenna |
| TUPP | tobacco use prevention program |
| TUR | transurethral resection |
| TURBT | transurethral resection of a bladder tumor |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| TV | total volume; tidal volume |
| TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
| TVR | tricuspid valve replacement |
| TVT | tension-free vaginal tape |
| TWE | tap water enema |
| Tx | treatment |
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