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We have gathered the most common medical abbreviations and
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these standard medical abbreviations have been designed with
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Abbreviation |
Meaning |
| T |
| TOP |
| T |
Temperature |
| T&A |
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| T&C |
Type and crossmatch |
| T-spine |
Thoracic spine |
| t.i.d. |
Three times a day |
| T1-12 |
Thoracic vertebrae 1-12 |
| TAB |
Therapeutic abortion |
| Tabs |
Tablets |
| TAH |
Total abdominal hysterectomy |
| TAH-BSO |
Total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
| TB |
Tuberculosis |
| TBSA |
Total body surface area |
| TEE |
Transesophageal echocardiography |
| temp. |
Temperature |
| TENS |
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
| TFT |
Thyroid function test |
| TG |
Triglycerides |
| TIA |
Transient ischemic attach |
| TIBS |
Total iron-binding capacity |
| TKA |
Total knee arthroplasty |
| TM |
Tympanic membrane |
| TMJ |
Temporomandibular joint |
| TORCHS |
Toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, syphilis (infection) |
| TPA |
Tissue plasminogen activator |
| TPN |
Total parenteral nutrition |
| TPR |
Temperature, pulse, respirations |
| TRH |
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone |
| TSH |
Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| tsp |
Teaspoon |
| TURB |
Transurethral resection of the bladder |
| TURP |
Transurethral resection of the prostate |
| TVH |
Total vaginal hysterectomy |
