Medical abbreviations that begin with T-V are listed here.
T 106 entries
- 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
- to be intubated; 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
U 28 entries
- UOSM
- urine osmolality
- UA
- urinalysis; unstable angina
- UBT
- urea breath test
- UC
- ulcerative colitis
- UCHD
- usual childhood diseases (see list of childhood diseases)
- UD
- as directed (from Latin ut dictum)
- UDS
- urine drug screening
- UE
- upper extremity
- U&E
- urea and electrolytes (blood test) (for sodium and potassium, and often creatinine)
- UIP
- usual interstitial pneumonitis
- UGI
- upper gastrointestinal
- ULN
- upper limit of normal
- UOP
- urinary output
- Ung
- ointment (from Latin unguentum)
- Unk
- unknown
- UPJ
- ureteropelvic junction (see pyeloplasty)
- URA
- unilateral renal agenesis
- URI
- upper respiratory infection
- URTI
- upper respiratory tract infection
- US
- ultrasonogram
- USG
- ultrasonogram
- USO
- unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
- USP
- United States Pharmacopeia
- USR
- unheated serum reagin
- USS
- ultrasound scan
- UTI
- urinary tract infection
- UUS
- upper uterine segment
- UVAL
- ultraviolet argon laser
V 45 entries
- V
- ventilation
- VA
- visual acuity
- VAD
- ventricular assist device; vincristine, adriblastine, dexamethasone
- Vag
- vaginal
- VAMP
- vesicle-associated membrane protein; vincristine, adriblastine, methylprednisone
- VAS
- vibroacoustic stimulation; visual analog scale
- VB
- vaginal birth
- VBAC
- vaginal birth after caesarean
- VC
- vital capacity
- VCTC
- voluntary counselling and testing centers (for HIV—government centres in India)
- vCJD
- variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- VCUG
- voiding cystourethrogram
- VD
- vaginal delivery; venereal disease (outdated name for sexually transmitted disease); volume of distribution
- VDRF
- ventilator-dependent respiratory failure
- VDRL
- Venereal Diseases Research Laboratory (old test for syphilis)
- VE
- vaginal examination (manual examination)
- VEE
- Venezuelan equine encephalitis
- VEB
- ventricular ectopic beat
- VF; V-fib
- ventricular fibrillation
- VIN
- vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia
- VIP
- vasoactive intestinal peptide
- VLDL
- very low density lipoprotein
- VMA
- vanillylmandelic acid; violent mechanical asphyxia
- VNPI
- Van Nuys prognostic scoring index (for ductal carcinoma)
- VO
- verbal order
- VOD
- volume of distribution
- VPA
- valproic acid
- VPAP
- variable positive airway pressure
- VPB
- ventricular premature beats (see premature ventricular contraction)
- VPC (PVC)
- ventricular premature contraction
- V/Q
- ventilation/perfusion scan
- VRE
- vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
- VRSA
- vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- VS
- vital signs
- VSD
- ventricular septal defect
- VSR
- ventricular septal rupture (see myocardial rupture)
- VSS
- vital signs stable
- VT
- ventricular tachycardia; verotoxin
- VTE
- venous thromboembolism
- VTEC
- verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli, also known as enterohaemorrhagic E. coli
- VUR
- vesicoureteral reflux
- VWD
- ventral wall defect; Von Willebrand disease
- VWF
- Von Willebrand factor
- VZIG
- varicella zoster immune globulin
- VZV
- varicella zoster virus