PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR MEDICINE
Medical abbreviations (TMJ-YOB)
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Abbreviation or symbol
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Meaning
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TMJ
|
temporo-mandibular joint
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TNS
|
transcutaneous nerve stimulator
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TOP
|
termination of pregnancy
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TPHA
|
treponema pallidum haemagglutination
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TPR
|
temperature, pulse, respiration
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TR
|
temporary resident
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TRH
|
thyrotrophin-releasing hormone
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TS
|
tricuspid stenosis
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TSH
|
thyroid-stimulating hormone
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TT
|
tetanus toxoid; tuberculin tested
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TURP
|
transurethral prostate resection
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TV
|
trichomonas vaginalis
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U
|
urea; unit
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U&E
|
urea and electrolytes
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U/L
|
units per litre
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UGS
|
urogenital
system
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UMN
|
upper motor neurone
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URTI
|
upper respiratory tract infection
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USS
|
ultrasound scan
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UVL
|
ultra-violet light
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VD
|
venereal disease
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VDRL
|
venereal disease research laboratory
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VE
|
vaginal examination
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VI
|
virgo intacta
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VP
|
venous pressure
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VSD
|
ventricular septal defect
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VV
|
varicose vein (s)
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Vx
|
vertex
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W
|
widow/ widower
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WBC
|
white blood cell count; white blood
corpuscles
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WCC
|
white cell count
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WHO
|
World Health Organization
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WNL
|
within normal limits
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WR
|
Wassermann reaction
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XR
|
X-ray
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YOB
|
year of birth
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