Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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TE echo-time; expiratory time; tennis elbow; test ear; tetanus; tetracycline; threshold energy; thromboembolism; thymus epithelium; thyrotoxic exophthalmos; tick-borne encephalitis; time estimation; tissue engineering; tissue-equivalent; tonsillectomy; tooth extracted; total estrogen; toxic epidermolysis; toxic equivalent; Toxoplasma encephalitis; trace element; tracheoesophageal; transepithelial; transesophageal echocardiography; transposable element [DNA]; treadmill exercise; trial error; trichoepithelioma; tris-ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid
T-E echo time
T&E testing and evaluation; trial and error
T_E effector T lymphocyte; exhalation time; expiratory phase time
Te effective half-life; tellurium; tetanic contraction; tetanus
TEA temporal external artery; tetraethylammonium; thermal energy analyzer; thromboendarterectomy; total elbow arthroplasty; triethanolamine
TEAB tetraethylammonium bromide
TEAC tetraethylammonium chloride
TEAE triethylammonioethyl
TEAF trimethylammonium formate
TEAHAT Thrombolysis Early in Acute Heart Attack Trial
TEAM techniques for effective alcohol management; Thrombolytic Trial of Eminase in Acute Myocardial Infarction; Total Evaluation and Acceptance Methodology; Training in Expanded Auxiliary Management; total exposure assessment method; transfemoral endovascular aneurysm management
TEAS telemetric electrode array system
teasp teaspoon
TEB thoracic electrical bioimpedance
TEBG, TeBG testosterone-estradiol-binding globulin
TEBV tissue-engineered blood vessel
TEC tissue engineered construct; total electron count; total eosinophil count; total exchange capacity; transient erythroblastopenia of childhood; transluminal extraction catheter; trauma and emergency center
TECBEST Transluminal Extraction Catheter Before Stent [study]
tecMAAP template endonuclear cleavage multiple arbitrary amplicon profiling
TECP tetrachloropropane
TECSAC tele-collaboration for signal analysis in cardiology
TECSS The European Coronary Surgery Study
TECU thermoelectric cooling unit
TECV traumatic epiphyseal coxa vara
TED Tasks of Emotional Development; threshold erythema dose; thromboembolic disease
TEDS anti-embolism stockings
TEE thermic effect of exercise; total energy expenditure; transesophageal echocardiography; tyrosine ethyl ester
TEEP tetraethyl pyrophosphate
TEER transepithelial electrical resistance
TEF thermic effect of food; thoraco-epigastric flap; thyrotroph embryonic factor; toxic equivalency factor; tracheoesophageal fistula; transcriptional enhancer factor; trunk extension-flexion [unit]
T_eff effective half-life
TEFRA Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
TEFS transmural electrical field stimulation
TEG thromboelastogram
TEGDMA tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate
TEHIP Toxicology and Environmental Health Program
TEIB triethyleneiminobenzoquinone
TEK total exchangeable potassium
TEL tetraethyl lead
TELV Turkey entero-like virus
TEM transmission electron microscope/ microscopy; triethylenemelamine
TEMED tetramethylethylenediamine
TEMP temporal concept [UMLS]
temp temperature; temple, temporal
TEMS tactical emergency medical services; Trimetazidine European Multicentre Study
TEN titanium elastic nail; total enteral nutrition; total excretory nitrogen; toxic epidermal necrolysis; transepidermal neurostimulation; Trans-European Network
TENa total exchangeable sodium
TENS toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
TeNT tetanus neurotoxin
TENV Tensaw virus
TEOAE transient evoked oto-acoustic emissions
TEP tetraethylpyrophosphate; tracheoesophageal puncture; transepithelial potential; transesophageal pacing; triethylphosphate
TEPA triethylenephosphamide
TEPH total end-prosthetic hip implantation
TEPP tetraethyl pyrophosphate; triethylene pyrophosphate
TEPR toward an electronic patient record
t_1/2eq equilibration half-life
TER teratogen; terminology; total endoplasmic reticulum; transcapillary escape rate; transepithelial resistance
ter rub [Lat. tere]; terminal [end of chromosome]; terminal or end; terminus; ternary; tertiary; three times; threefold
term terminal
TERT total end range time
tert tertiary
TERV Termeil virus
TES thymic epithelial supernatant; toxic epidemic syndrome; Toxocara canis excretory/secretory [antigen]; transcutaneous electrical stimulation; transmural electrical stimulation; tutorial evaluation system
TeS terminology server
TESA testicular sperm aspiration
TESE testicular sperm extraction
TESPA thiotepa
TESS Toxic Exposure Surveillance System; Treatment Emergent Symptom Scale; Tirilazad Efficacy Stroke Study
TEST Timolol, Encainide, Sotalol Trial
TET tetracycline; total ejection time; total exchange thyroxine; treadmill exercise test
Tet tetralogy of Fallot
tet tetanus; tetracycline
TETA triethylenetetramine
TETD tetraethylthiuram disulfide
TETEV Tete virus
tet^r tetracycline resistance
tet tox tetanus toxoid
TEV tadpole edema virus; talipes equinovarus; tissue-engineered vessel
TeV temperate virus
TEVC two electrode voltage
TEVG tissue engineered vascular graft
TEWL transepidermal water loss
TEWM tissue engineered blood vessel wall model
TexCAPS Texas Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study
TEZ transthoracic electric impedance respirogram
TF free thyroxine; tactile fremitus; tail flick [reflex]; temperature factor; term formula [infant feeding]; term frequency; testicular feminization; tetralogy of Fallot; thymol flocculation; thymus factor; time frequency; tissue-damaging factor; tissue factor; to follow; total flow; transcription factor; transfer factor; transferrin; transformation frequency; transfrontal; tube feeding; tuberculin filtrate; tubular fluid; tuning fork; typhoid fever
T/F time/frequency
t(°F) temperature on the Fahrenheit scale
Tf transferrin
T_f freezing temperature
t-f time-frequency [distribution]
TFA thigh-foot angle; tibio-femoral angle; total fatty acids; transfatty acid; transverse fascicular area; trifluoroacetic acid
TFIIIA transcription factor IIIA
TFAV Thiafora virus
TFB transformation buffer
TFC common form of transferrin; threadable fusion cage; triangular fibrocartilage
TFCC triangular fibrocartilage complex
TFD target-film distance; time-frequency distribution; time-frequency domain; Transcriptional Factor Database
TFd dialyzable transfer factor
TFE polytetrafluoroethylene; transcription factor for immunoglobulin heavy chain enhancer
TFF tube-fed food
TFI thoracic fluid index; transient forebrain ischemia
TFIID transcription factor IID
TFJ tibiofemoral joint
TFJA tibiofemoral joint abduction
t-FLAS turbo-fast low angle shot [MRI]
TFM testicular feminization male; testicular feminization mutation; total fluid movement; transmission electron microscopy
TFMoV Taro feathery mottle virus
TFMPP 1-(trifluoromethylphenyl)-piperazine
TFN total fecal nitrogen; transferrin
TFO triplex-forming oligonucleotide
TFP tubular fluid plasma
TFPI tissue factor pathway inhibitor
TFPZ trifluoroperazine
TFR time-frequency representation; time to full repolarization; total fertility rate; total flow resistance; traditional functional retraining; transferrin receptor
TFS testicular feminization syndrome; thyroid function study; tube-fed saline
T1FS T1-weighted fat-suppressed [image]
TFT thin-film transistor; thrombus formation time; thyroid function test; tight filum terminale; trifluorothymidine
TFTP trivial file transfer protocol [software]
TFUN tissue function [UMLS]
TFV Telok Forest virus; tick fever virus
TFX toxic effects
TG temperature gradient; tendon graft; testosterone glucuronide; tetraglycine; thioglucose; thioglycolate; thioguanine; thromboglobulin; thyroglobulin; tocogram; total gastrectomy; toxic goiter; transglutaminase; transmissible gastroenteritis; treated group; triacylglycerol; trigeminal ganglion; triglyceride; tumor growth
6-TG thioguanine
Tg generation time; thyroglobulin; Toxoplasma gondii; transglycosylation
T_g glass transition temperature; globe temperature
tG₁ the time required to complete the G₁ phase of the cell cycle
tG₂ the time required to complete the G₂ phase of the cell cycle
TGA taurocholate gelatin agar; thyroglobulin activity; total glycoalkaloids; total gonadotropin activity; transient global amnesia; transposition of great arteries; tumor glycoprotein assay
TgAb thyroglobulin antibody
TGAI technical grade active ingredient
TGAR total graft area rejected
TGase transglutaminase
TGB thromboglobulin beta; tiagabine
tGB triangular Gregory-Bezier [patches]
TGBG dimethylglyoxal bis-guanylhydrazone
TGC time gain compensation
TGD thermal-green dye
TG-DPC temperature gradient deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] probe chromatography
TGE theoretical growth evaluation; transmissible gastroenteritis; tryptone glucose extract
TGEV transmissible gastroenteritis virus
TGF T-cell growth factor; therapeutic gain factor; transforming growth factor; tuboglomerular feedback; tumor growth factor
TG-F transforming growth factor
TGFA transforming growth factor alpha; triglyceride fatty acid
TGFb transforming growth factor beta
TGG turkey gamma globulin
TGI tracheal gas insufflation
TGL triglyceride; triglyceride lipase
TGMV Tomato golden mosaic virus
TGN thioguanine nucleotide; trans-Golgi network
TGP tobacco glycoprotein
TGPV total glucose in venous plasma
TgPVR transgenic mice that express human cellular receptor for poliovirus
TGR transgenic rat
6-TGR 6-thioguanine riboside
TGS tincture of green soap
TGs triglycerides
TGT thromboplastin generation test/time; tolbutamide-glucagon test
TGV thoracic gas volume; thoracic great vessel; transposition of great vessels
TGY tryptone glucose yeast [agar]
TGYA tryptone glucose yeast agar
TH tension headache; tetrahydrocortisol; T helper [cell]; theophylline; thiohydantoin; thorax; thrill; thyrohyoid; thyroid hormone; topical hypothermia; total hysterectomy; triquetrohamate; tyrosine hydrolase; tyrosine hydroxylase
T_H T-helper [lymphocyte]
Th T-helper [lymphocyte]; thenar; therapist; therapy; thoracic, thorax; thorium; throat
T_h hypothermic temperature; T-helper [lymphocyte]
th thenar; thermic; thoracic; thyroid; transhepatic
THA tacrine; tetrahydroaminoacridine; thiacetazone; total hip arthroplasty; total hydroxyapatite; Treponema hemagglutination
ThA thoracic aorta
THAIV Thailand virus
THAL thalassemia
THAM tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane
THAMES Tenormin in Hypertension and Myocardial Ischemia Epidemiological Study
THAT Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Trial
THB tetrahydrobiopterin; thrombocyte B; Todd-Hewitt broth; total heart beats
THb total hemoglobin
THBD thrombomodulin
THBI thyroid hormone binding inhibitor
THBP 7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]-pyrene; thyroid hormone binding protein
THBS thrombospondin
THC teen health clinic; tentative human consensus; terpin hydrate and codeine; tetrahydrocannabinol; tetrahydrocortisol; thiocarbanidin; thrombocytopenia; transhepatic cholangiogram; transplantable hepatocellular carcinoma
THCA alpha-trihydroxy-5-beta-cholestannic acid
THD Thomsen disease; transverse heart diameter
Thd ribothymidine
THDOC tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone
THE tetrahydrocortisone E; tonic hind limb extension; transhepatic embolization; transhiatal esophagectomy; tropical hypereosinophilia
T-HELPER, T-Helper [computer-assisted] therapy helper; therapy helper
theor theory, theoretical
THER therapeutic procedure [UMLS]
ther therapy, therapeutic; thermometer
therap therapy, therapeutic
THERAPIS telecommunication-helped radiotherapy planning and information system
ther ex therapeutic exercise
therm thermal; thermometer
Θ Greek capital letter theta; thermodynamic temperature
θ Greek lowercase letter theta; an angular coordinate variable; customary temperature; temperature interval
ThETT thallium stress test
THEV Tehran virus