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t.d.s., TDS ter die sumendum: 3 times a day t.i.d., t.d. ter in die: 3 times a day AMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "3 times a day") tinct. tinctura: tincture t.i.w. 3 times a week mistaken for "twice a week" top. topical TPN total parenteral nutrition tr, tinc., tinct. tinctura: tincture trit. triturate: grind to a powder
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
Abbreviation Meaning T: Thoracic Vertebrae. Testosterone. T x: Treatment: T3 Triiodothyronine: T4 Thyroxine: TA: temporal arteritis T&A: tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy: T&C: type and cross-match (see blood transfusion) T&S: type and screen (blood; e.g., to prepare for blood transfusion) Tab: Tablet (pharmacy) TAB Therapeutic abortion ...
Community Treatment Order (psychiatric term for forced drugging outside hospital context) CTP: cytosine triphosphate cytidine triphosphate Child–Turcotte–Pugh score clear to percussion: CTPA: computed tomographic pulmonary angiography: CTPE: CT scan for pulmonary embolii: CTR: carpal tunnel release: CTS: computed tomography scan Carpal ...
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