List of medical abbreviations: T

Abbreviation	Meaning
T	thoracic vertebrae
Tx	transplantation traction
TA	temporal arteritis
T&A	tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy
T&C	type and cross-match (see blood transfusion)
Tab	Tablet (pharmacy)
TAB	therapeutic 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
TB	tuberculosis
TBC	tuberculosis total body crunch
TBG	thyroid binding globulin
TBI	total body irradiation traumatic brain injury
TBLC	term birth living child
TC	traffic crash
TCA	tricyclic antidepressant
TCC	transitional cell carcinoma
TCM	traditional Chinese medicine
TCN	tetracycline
TCT	thrombin clotting time
Td	tetanus and diphtheria (combined vaccination)
TdP	Torsades de pointes
t.d.s.	three times a day (from Latin ter die sumendus)
TdT	terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase
TD	tardive dyskinesia
TE	tracheoesophageal
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
TERN	intern
TF	transfer
T/F	transfer
TFTs	thyroid function tests
TGA	transposition of the great arteries
TG	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
TIA	transient ischemic attack
TIBC	total iron binding capacity
Tib-Fib	tibia and fibula
t.i.d.	three times a day (from Latin ter in die)
TIN	tubulointerstitial nephritis
TIPS	transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
TKA	total knee arthoscopy
TKO	to keep (vein) open for IV therapy
TKR	total knee replacement
TKVO	to keep vein open
TLC	total lung capacity tender loving care total lymphocyte count
TLR	tonic labyrinthine reflex
TM	tympanic membrane
TMB	"too many birthdays" (slang; said of a very frail elderly patient)
TME	total mesorectal excision
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
TMJ	temporomandibular joint
TNG	trinitroglycerin
TNM	tumor-nodes-metastases
TNTC	too numerous to count
TOA	tuboovarian abscess
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
TR	tricuspid regurgitation
Tr	tincture
TRAM	transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap (TRAM flap)
TRAP	tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
TRF	transfer (pronounced "turf")
TRF'd	transferred (pronounced "turfed", as in "We just turfed Mrs Johnson OTD")
TRH	thyrotropin-releasing hormone
TS	tricuspid stenosis
Tsp	teaspoon (5 mL)
TSH	thyroid stimulating hormone
TSHR-Ab	thyrotropin-receptor antibody
TSI	thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin
T.S.T.H.	too sick to send home
TT	thrombin time
TTE	transthoracic echocardiogram
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
TUR	transurethral resection
TURBT	transurethral resection of bladder tumor
TURP	transurethral resection of the prostate
TVH	transvaginal hysterectomy
TVT	tension-free vaginal tape
Tx	therapy transplant treatment