List of medical abbreviations: T

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AbbreviationMeaning
T Thoracic Vertebrae

Testosterone

Tx Treatment
T3 Triiodothyronine
T4 Thyroxine
TAtemporal arteritis
T&A tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy
T&Ctype and cross-match (see blood transfusion)
T&S type and screen (blood; e.g., to prepare for blood transfusion)
Tab Tablet (pharmacy)
TABTherapeutic abortion

Threatened abortion

TAHtotal abdominal hysterectomy
TAH-BSOtotal abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
TAPtrypsinogen activation peptide
TAPVRtotal anomalous pulmonary venous return
TATthematic apperception test
TAVI transcatheter aortic valve implantation
TAVR transcatheter aortic valve replacement
TB tuberculosis
TBC tuberculosis
total body crunch
TbEC Enteric coated tablet
TBGthyroid-binding globulin
TBIto be intubated
total body irradiation
traumatic brain injury
TBLCterm birth living child
TBSATotal 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
TDSthree times a day (from Latin ter die sumendus)
TdT terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase
TD Tardive dyskinesia
TEtracheoesophageal Or Toxoplasmic Encephalitis
TEBthoracic electrical bioimpedance (see impedance cardiography)
TEC transient erythroblastopenia of childhood
TEE transesophageal echocardiogram
TEFtracheoesophageal fistula
TEM transmission electron microscopy
Temptemperature
TENtoxic epidermal necrolysis
TENS transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator
TFtransfer
T/Ftransfer
TFRtumor 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&Htype and hold (stay ready for blood transfusion)
THR total hip replacement
TIterminal ileum
TIA transient ischemic attack
TIBC total iron-binding capacity
Tib-Fib tibia and fibula
TIDthree times a day (from Latin ter in die)
TIN tubulointerstitial nephritis
TIPS transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
TKA total knee arthoplasty
TKOto keep (vein) open for IV therapy
TKR total knee replacement
TKVOto keep vein open
TLAthree letter acronym
TLC total lung capacity, or total lymphocyte count
TLE temporal lobe epilepsy
TLHtotal laparoscopic hysterectomy
TLR tonic labyrinthine reflex
TLS tumor lysis syndrome
TM tympanic membrane
TMA thrombotic microangiopathy
TMB tumor mutational burden
TMEtoxic metabolic encephalopathy
TME total mesorectal excision
TMC toxic megacolon
TMJ temporomandibular joint
TNF tumor necrosis factor
TNG trinitroglycerin
TNM tumor-nodes-metastases
TNTCtoo numerous to count
TOAtuboovarian abscess
TOCtest-of-cure (+TOC meaning patient cured of disease proven via test)
TOCTransition of care
TODtransoesophageal Doppler
TOE transoesophageal echocardiogram
TOF tetralogy of Fallot
TOP termination of pregnancy
TOTtransobturator tape
TP total protein
TPa tissue plasminogen activator
TPN total parenteral nutrition
TPR temperature, pulse, respiration
TPRtotal peripheral resistance
TR tricuspid regurgitation
Tr tincture
TRAMtransverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap (TRAM flap)
TRAP tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
T2RFtype 2 respiratory failure
TRFtransfer (pronounced "turf")
TRF'dtransferred (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-Abthyrotropin-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
TTNtransient tachypnea of the newborn
TTOto 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"
TVCtrue vocal cord
TVHtransvaginal hysterectomy
TVTtension-free vaginal tape
TWOCTrial without catheter
Txtherapy
transplant
treatment
TXA Tranexamic acid
TZD Thiazolidinediones