Abbreviation |
Interpretation |
| T | traction |
| temperature | |
| temporary | |
| teaspoonful | |
| tablespoonful | |
| tension | |
| tertiary | |
| testosterone | |
| therapy | |
| TA | tardive akathisia |
| traffic accident | |
| therapeutic abortion | |
| tibialis anterior | |
| temperature axillary | |
| tricuspid atresia | |
| temporal arteritis | |
| TAA | thoracic aortic aneurysm |
| thoracic aortic aneurysms | |
| transverse aortic arch | |
| tumor-associated antigen | |
| TAB | tablet |
| therapeutic abortion | |
| TAC | transient aplastic crisis |
| T cell activation | |
| tetracaine-adrenaline-cocaine | |
| time-activity curves | |
| TAD | tricyclic antidepressants |
| thyroid autoimmune diseases | |
| thoracic asphyxiant dystrophy | |
| TAE | transcatheter arterial embolism |
| TAF | tissue angiogenesis factor |
| total abdominal fat | |
| tracheal aspirate fluid | |
| TAG | topographic angiography |
| triacylglycerols | |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
| TAI | thoracic aortic injury |
| thyroid autoimmunity | |
| Test Anxiety Inventory (score) | |
| TAL | thick ascending limb of Henle |
| tumor-associated lymphocyte(s) | |
| total arm length | |
| TAM | tamoxifen |
| total atherosclerosis management | |
| TAN | total ammonia nitrogen |
| TAO | thromboangitis obliterans |
| total acid output | |
| TAP | transesophageal atrial pacing |
| transmembrane action potential | |
| TAR | thoracic aortic rupture |
| trans-activating response (RNA element) | |
| TAS | Thrombolytic Assessment System |
| transabdominal sonography | |
| transarticular screw | |
| (post) traumatic apallic syndrome | |
| TAT | total adipose tissue |
| transactivator protein | |
| tray agglutination test | |
| TAU | treatment as usual |
| tumescence activity units | |
| TAX | taxol |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| total body | |
| terminal bronchus/ branch | |
| total base | |
| toothbrush | |
| temporal bone(s) | |
| TBA | to be absorbed / added / administered |
| total bile acid(s) | |
| trabecular bone area | |
| to be admitted / announced | |
| to be arranged | |
| TBB | transbronchial biopsy |
| TBC | thyroxine binding capacity |
| total body calcium | |
| to be cancelled | |
| total blood count | |
| total body clearance | |
| total blood cholesterol | |
| tuberculosis | |
| TBD | Trabecular bone density |
| to be determined | |
| TBE | tick-borne encephalitis |
| to be evaluated | |
| tracheobronchial epithelial | |
| TBF | total-body fat |
| tissue blood flow | |
| Tick-borne fever | |
| TBG | thyroxine binding globulin |
| testosterone-binding globulin | |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| total body irradiation | |
| tick-borne illness | |
| thyroxine-binding index | |
| TBILI | total bilirubin |
| TBK | total-body potassium |
| TBL | total blood loss |
| tablespoon | |
| TBM | total body mass |
| tuberculous meningitis | |
| trabecular bone mass | |
| TBN | total body nitrogen |
| TBO | total biliary obstruction |
| TBP | total-body protein |
| thyroxine-binding protein | |
| total-body phosphorus | |
| testosterone-binding protein | |
| TBR | total-bed rest |
| to-be-remembered | |
| TBS | total body surface |
| total body sodium | |
| total burn size | |
| trichoblastomas | |
| TBT | tracheal bronchial toilet |
| transcervical balloon tuboplasty | |
| TBV | total-blood volume |
| TBW | total body water |
| TC | technetium |
| target cell | |
| total calcium | |
| testicular cancer | |
| throat culture | |
| transverse colon | |
| tissue culture | |
| total cholesterol | |
| trauma center | |
| terminal cancer | |
| TCA | trichloracetic acid |
| tricyclic antidepressant | |
| total calcium | |
| TCB | tumor cell burden |
| transcutaneous bilirubin | |
| TCC | transitional cell carcinoma |
| total cell count(s) | |
| total cost of care | |
| TCD | T-cell depleted |
| transcranial Doppler monitoring | |
| TCE | T-cell enriched |
| transcatheter chemoembolization | |
| total-colon examination | |
| TCH | total cholesterol |
| total circulating hemoglobin | |
| total cost of hospitalization | |
| TCI | target-controlled infusion |
| transitory cognitive impairment | |
| total cerebral ischemia | |
| TCL | tibial collateral ligament |
| T-cell lymphoma | |
| T-cell leukemia | |
| TCM | Total Care Management |
| tissue culture media | |
| transitional cell metaplasia | |
| TCN | tetracycline |
| TCP | thrombocytopenia |
| total circulating protein | |
| TCR | T-cell receptor |
| total Cr | |
| total coronary resistance | |
| TCS | tonic-clonic seizures |
| treacher collins syndrome | |
| topical corticosteroids | |
| target cells | |
| TCT | thrombin clotting time |
| transmission computerized tomography | |
| thoracic computed tomography | |
| TCU | transitional / trauma care unit |
| TD | tardive dyskinesia |
| temporary / total disability | |
| tetanus and diphtheria | |
| test dose | |
| time-dependent | |
| thoracic duct | |
| TDAC | tumor-derived activated cells |
| TDD | total daily dose |
| transdermal drug delivery | |
| TDE | Tissue Doppler echocardiography |
| total daily energy expenditure | |
| TDF | total dietary fiber |
| transdermal fentanyl | |
| TDK | tardive diskinesia |
| TDL | thoracic duct lymph |
| toxic dose level | |
| TDM | therapeutic drug monitoring |
| TDN | totally digestible nutrient(s) |
| Transderm-Nitro | |
| TDR | total disc replacement |
| TDS | transdermal delivery system(s) |
| transient depolarizations | |
| TDT | tardive dystonia |
| tumor doubling time | |
| thermal death time | |
| TDW | target dry weight |
| TE | total energy |
| tennis elbow | |
| total estrogen | |
| trace element | |
| tooth extraction | |
| transesophageal echocardiography | |
| TEA | thoracic epidural analgesia |
| total elbow arthroplasty | |
| thromboembolic accident | |
| transient epileptic amnesia | |
| TEB | thoracic electrical bioimpedance |
| thoracic epidural block | |
| TEC | thromboembolic complication |
| total eosinophil count | |
| total erythrocytic count | |
| tracheal epithelial cells | |
| TED | thromboembolic disease |
| Transesophageal Doppler | |
| TEE | transoesophageal echocardiography |
| total energy expenditure (total daily energy expenditure) |
|
| transesophageal echocardiogram | |
| TEF | toxic equivalent factor |
| tracheoesophageal fistula | |
| TEG | thrombelastography |
| TEI | total energy intake |
| transthoracic electrical impedance | |
| TEM | transanal endoscopic microsurgery |
| technical errors of measurement | |
| TEN | tension |
| toxic epidermal necrolysis | |
| total enteral nutrition | |
| TEP | transesophageal pacing |
| tracheoesophageal puncture | |
| total extraperitoneal | |
| TEQ | toxic equivalent(s) |
| TER | teratogen |
| tertiary | |
| transendothelial cell resistance | |
| total elbow replacement | |
| TES | transcutaneous electrical stimulation |
| therapeutic electrical stimulation | |
| treadmill exercise score | |
| thromboembolic events | |
| TET | tetanus toxoid |
| treadmill exercise test | |
| total exercise time | |
| tetralogy of Fallot | |
| TF | tactile fremitus |
| to follow | |
| tissue factor | |
| tube feeding | |
| typhoid fever | |
| TFA | total fibrinolytic activity |
| trans / total fatty acids | |
| TFC | Total Functional Capacity |
| thoracic fluid content | |
| TFF | tangential flow filtration |
| TFI | total fluid intake |
| thoracic fluid index | |
| testosterone free index | |
| TFL | transnasal fiberoptic laryngoscopy |
| TFM | testicular feminization syndrome |
| total body fat mass | |
| TFN | transferrin |
| TFO | triplex-forming oligonucleotide(s) |
| TFR | total fertility rate |
| TFT | thyroid function test |
| thrombus formation time | |
| TG | triglycerides |
| thyroid gland | |
| toxic goiter | |
| total gastrectomy | |
| tendon graft | |
| TGA | transient global amnesia |
| thyroglobulin antibodies | |
| TGB | thyroglobulin |
| TGD | thyroglossal duct |
| TGE | transmissible gastroenteritis |
| TGFA | triglyceride fatty acids |
| TGF | tumor growth factor |
| TGR | tumor growth rate |
| tenderness, guarding, and rigidity | |
| TGS | triglycerides |
| thyroglobulins | |
| TGT | tumor growth time |
| thrombin generation time | |
| TGV | transposition of great vessels |
| thoracic gas volume | |
| TH | thyroid hormone |
| tension headache | |
| T helper cell | |
| THA | total hip arthroplasty |
| THC | Tetrahydrocannabinol |
| T-helper cells | |
| THF | thymic humoral factor |
| Total hepatic flow | |
| THP | Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (uromodulin) |
| total hip prosthesis | |
| THR | target heart rate |
| total hip replacement | |
| thyroid | |
| TI | tricuspid insufficiency |
| terminal ileus | |
| thallium imaging | |
| Time Interval | |
| therapeutic index | |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| TIB | tibia |
| time in bed | |
| TICU | Trauma Intensive Care Unit |
| TID | three times a day |
| TIE | transient ischemic episode |
| TIF | tumor-inhibiting factor |
| tubulointerstitial fibrosis | |
| TIG | tetanus immune globulin |
| TIH | tumor-induced hypercalcemia |
| TIL | tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes |
| TIN | three times a night |
| tubulointerstitial nephritis | |
| testicular intraepithelial neoplasia | |
| TINCT | tincture |
| TIP | terminal interphalangeal |
| TIS | triage illness scale |
| tumor in situ | |
| TIT | total ischemic time |
| TIV | trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine |
| TJA | total joint arthroplasty |
| TJC | tender joint count |
| TJR | total joint replacement |
| TK | thymidine kinase |
| tachykinins | |
| TKA | total knee arthroplasty |
| TKE | total / terminal knee extension |
| TKP | thermokeratoplasty |
| total knee prosthesis | |
| TKO | to keep open |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
| TKVO | to keep vein/vessel open |
| TL | tubal ligation |
| total laryngectomy | |
| transverse line | |
| temporal lobe | |
| T lymphocytes | |
| total lipids | |
| TLA | Transluminal angioplasty |
| translumbar aortography | |
| TLC | total lung capacity |
| total leukocyte count | |
| therapeutic lifestyle changes | |
| total lymphocyte count | |
| TLD | thoracic lymphatic duct |
| thermoluminescence dosimetry | |
| TLE | temporal lobe epilepsy |
| TLH | total laparoscopic hysterectomy |
| TLI | total lymphoid irradiation |
| translaryngeal intubation | |
| TLR | target lesion revascularization |
| TLRS | Toll-like receptors |
| TLS | tumor lysis syndrome |
| TLT | thrombolytic therapy |
| translaryngeal tracheostomy | |
| TLV | total lung volume |
| TM | tympanic membrane |
| thyromegaly | |
| total mortality | |
| Temperature by mouth | |
| TMA | thrombotic microangiopathy |
| TMB | transient monocular blindness |
| TMC | thyroid medullary carcinoma |
| TMD | temporomandibular disease / dysfunction |
| temporomandibular joint disorder | |
| Transient myeloproliferative disease | |
| TMG | total magnesium |
| thymoglobulin | |
| TMI | transmural myocardial infarction |
| too much information | |
| TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
| TML | tender midline |
| TMM | torn medial meniscus |
| TMO | transcaruncular medial orbitotomy -method to stabilize the posterior limb of the medial canthal tendon (MCT) |
| TMR | total mortality rate |
| TMS | transcranial magnetic stimulation |
| transcutaneous muscle stimulation | |
| TMT | tarsometatarsal |
| TMX | tamoxifen |
| TN | trigeminal neuralgia |
| thyroid nodules | |
| temperature normal | |
| TNA | total nutrient admixture |
| TNB | thin needle biopsy |
| TND | transient neurological dysfunction |
| test not done | |
| term, normal delivery | |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TNG | toxic nodular goiter |
| TNI | total nodal irradiation |
| TNP | transdermal nicotine patch |
| TNR | tonic neck reflex |
| TNS | transcutaneous nerve stimulation |
| transient neurologic symptoms | |
| TNT | troponin T |
| treating to new target(s) | |
| TO | telephone order |
| target organ | |
| thrombotic occlusion | |
| total obstruction | |
| tincture of opium | |
| TOA | tubo-ovarian abscess |
| time of arrival | |
| TOB | tobacco |
| TOC | total organic content |
| TOD | target organ damage |
| time of death | |
| time of departure | |
| TOF | train-of-four |
| tetralogy of fallot | |
| TOI | tissue oxygen index |
| time of infection | |
| TOL | tolerated |
| TOM | Therapy Outcome Measure |
| TOMO | tomography |
| TON | Traumatic optic neuropathy |
| TOP | termination of pregnancy |
| topical | |
| TOR | tissue oxygenation ratio |
| TOT | tip-of-the-tongue |
| total operating time | |
| TOX | toxicology |
| toxoplasmosis | |
| toxicity | |
| TP | total protein |
| temperature and pressure | |
| testosterone propionate | |
| tender point | |
| treponema pallidum | |
| treating physician | |
| threshold potential | |
| TPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| TPC | Total plasma cholesterol |
| target plasma concentration | |
| total patient care | |
| total plate count | |
| total platelet count | |
| TPD | temporary partial disability |
| tidal peritoneal dialysis | |
| treatable protocol depth | |
| TPE | therapeutic plasma exchange |
| TPG | transpulmonary gradient |
| TPH | thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension |
| TPI | Treponema pallidum immobilization |
| TPL | thromboplastin |
| total phospholipids | |
| TPM | temporary pacemaker |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
| TPO | thrombopoietin |
| thyroid peroxidase | |
| TPP | total plasma protein |
| TPR | total peripheral resistance |
| temperature, pulse, and respiration | |
| total pulmonary resistance | |
| TPS | tender point score |
| treatment planning system | |
| TPT | Tactual Performance Test |
| time to peak tension | |
| TPU | tissue perfusion units |
| TPV | tetanus-pertussis vaccine |
| TQM | total quality management |
| TR | total response |
| tricuspid regurgitation | |
| therapeutic ratio | |
| transfusion reaction | |
| trace | |
| trachea | |
| TRA | transfer |
| trans retinoic acid | |
| TRANS | transfer |
| trans fatty acids | |
| TRC | tanned red cell |
| TRD | treatment-refractory depression |
| traumatic rupture of diaphragm | |
| TRF | thyrotropin releasing factor |
| terminal renal failure | |
| TRI | Temptation and Restraint Inventory |
| TRM | transplant-related mortality |
| treatment-related mortality | |
| TRO | transtrochanteric rotational osteotomy |
| to return to office | |
| TRP | tubular reabsorption of phosphate |
| tryptophan | |
| TRS | time-resolved spectroscopy |
| TIMI risk score | |
| TRT | targeted radionuclide therapy |
| treatment | |
| thoracic radiation therapy | |
| TRUS | transrectal ultrasound |
| TS | tricuspid stenosis |
| Tourette's Syndrome | |
| transferrin saturation | |
| temperature sensitivity | |
| test solution | |
| trauma score | |
| T suppressor | |
| toxic substance | |
| toxic syndrome | |
| triple strength | |
| TSAB | thyroid stimulating antibodies |
| TSA | total surface area |
| transcortical sensory aphasia | |
| tumor surface antigen | |
| toxic shock antigen | |
| TSB | total serum bilirubin |
| TSC | technetium sulfur colloid |
| Trauma Symptom Checklist | |
| TSD | target skin distance |
| Tay-Sachs disease | |
| total sleep deprivation | |
| TSE | time since exposure |
| turbo spin-echo | |
| transmissible spongiform encephalopathy | |
| TSF | triceps skinfold (thickness ) |
| total systemic flow | |
| TSGS | tumor suppressor genes |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| TSI | thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin |
| TSP | teaspoonful |
| total serum protein | |
| TSR | total systemic resistance |
| total shoulder replacement | |
| thyroid to serum ratio | |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| total symptom score | |
| tropical splenomegaly syndrome | |
| TST | tuberculin skin test |
| treadmill stress test | |
| total sleep time | |
| treadmill stress test | |
| TT | thrombin time |
| tetanus toxoid | |
| tetanus toxin | |
| testicular torsion | |
| transit time | |
| TTA | tetanus toxoid antibody |
| trying to avoid | |
| TTC | transtracheal catheter |
| trying to conceive | |
| TTD | temporary total disability |
| time to detection | |
| tissue tolerance dose | |
| time to death | |
| TTE | transthoracic echocardiography |
| time to exhaustion | |
| TTF | time to fatigue |
| thyroid transcription factor | |
| TTH | tension-type headache(s) |
| time to hemostasis | |
| TTI | tension-time index = mean systolic pressure x duration of systole x heart rate. |
| torque-time interval | |
| TTJV | transtracheal jet ventilation |
| TTM | total tumor mass (score) |
| TTN | time to normalization |
| tachypnea of the newborn | |
| TTNP | time to neurologic progression |
| TTO | time to occlusion |
| transtracheal oxygen | |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| time to peak | |
| TTR | time in target range |
| time to relapse | |
| TTS | Transdermal therapeutic system |
| tarsal tunnel syndrome | |
| TTV | transfusion-transmitted virus (one of several possible blood transfusion diseases) |
| total tumor volume | |
| TTWB | touch toe weight bearing |
| TTX |
tetrodotoxin - potent neurotoxin aka "zombie powder" |
| tetanus toxoid | |
| TU | toxic unit(s) |
| tuberculin units | |
| transrectal ultrasound | |
| TUL | transurethral lithotripsy |
| TUMT | transurethral microwave thermotherapy |
| TUN | total urinary nitrogen |
| TUNA | transurethral needle ablation |
| TUR | transurethral resection |
| TUU | transuretero ureterostomy |
| TV | tidal volumes |
| temporary visit | |
| tickborne virus | |
| tricuspid valve | |
| TVC | triple voiding cystogram |
| timed vital capacity | |
| TVD | triple vessel disease |
| TVF | tactile vocal fremitus |
| TVH | total vaginal (transvaginal) hysterectomy |
| TVI |
time velocity integral - also known as Velocity Time integral (VTI) - [Doppler analysis] |
| TVP | tricuspid valve prolapse |
| transvenous pacemaker | |
| TVR | total vascular resistance |
| tricuspid valve replacement | |
| target vessel revascularization | |
| TVS | transvaginal sonography |
| TVT | total ventilation time |
| TVU | total volume of urine |
| transvaginal ultrasound | |
| TW | tap water |
| total water | |
| triphasic waves | |
| TWA | time-weighted average(s) |
| TWB | total weight bearing |
| TWD | total white and differential count |
| total walking distance | |
| TWE | tap water enema |
| TWG | total weight gain |
| TWOC | trial without catheter |
| TWT | total wake time |
| treadmill walking time | |
| TX | treatment |
| therapy | |
| transfer | |
| TYMP | tympanogram |
| TYR | tyrosine (amino acid) |
| TZD | thiazolidinediones |
Medical Abbreviations – T
