Abbreviation | Meaning |
T | Thoracic Vertebrae Testosterone |
Tx | Treatment |
T3 | Triiodothyronine |
T4 | Thyroxine |
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 | 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 |
TBSA | Total body surface area |
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) |
TD | Transdermal |
TDaP | tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis combined vaccine |
TdP | Torsades de pointes |
TDD | Total daily dose |
TDM | Therapeutic Drug Monitoring |
TDS | three times a day (from Latin ter die sumendus) |
TdT | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase |
TD | Tardive dyskinesia |
TE | tracheoesophageal Or Toxoplasmic Encephalitis |
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 |
TGL | 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 |
TLE | temporal lobe epilepsy |
TLH | total laparoscopic hysterectomy |
TLR | tonic labyrinthine reflex |
TLS | tumor lysis syndrome |
TM | tympanic membrane |
TMA | thrombotic microangiopathy |
TMB | tumor mutational burden |
TME | toxic metabolic encephalopathy |
TME | total mesorectal excision |
TMC | toxic megacolon |
TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
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) |
TOC | Transition of care |
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 |
T2RF | type 2 respiratory failure |
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 Tubes Tied |
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 |
TZD | Thiazolidinediones |