| TGF | T-cell growth factor; transforming growth factor; tuboglomerular feedback; tumor growth factor |
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| TB | Taussig-Bind [syndrome]; terabyte; term birth; terminal bronchiole; terminal bronchus; thromboxane B... |
| TCA | T-cell A locus; terminal cancer; tetracyclic antidepressant; total cholic acid; total circulating al... |
| TD | tabes dorsalis; tardive dyskinesia; T-cell dependent; temporary disability; terminal device; tetanus... |
| TEC | total electron count; total eosinophil count; total exchange capacity; transient erythroblastopenia ... |
| ATR-FTIR | Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier-Transform Infrared |
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| ATR | Attenuated Total Reflection |
| ATR-FTIR | Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared |
| ATR FT-IR | Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| TC | B/total cholesterol |
| total breech extraction | Delivery of a foetus in breech presentation with complete extraction of the entire foetal body from the uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| total cataract | A cataract involving the entire lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total catecholamine test | A fluorometric determination of catecholamines in 24-hr urine specimens; elevated values are seen in patients with pheochromocytoma and neuroblastoma; spurious elevations may be seen due to excretion products of medication containing adrenaline, tetracyclines, quinidine, and some antihypertensive agents; false-positive elevations may be seen in persons with extensive burns, in vigorous exercise, or in progressive muscular dystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total cell count | Number of cells in a given area or volume. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total cholesterol | A combination of the LDL, HDL and VLDL levels in the bloodstream. This is the cholesterol measurement that is given by the standard home cholesterol test kit. Less than 200 is desirable, 200 to 239 is considered borderline high, over 240 is considered high. (27 Sep 1997) |
| total cleavage | Cleavage in which the blastomeres are completely separated; the entire egg participates in cell division. Synonym: complete cleavage, total cleavage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total cystectomy | Removal of the entire bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total dissolved solids | A measure of inorganic and organic materials dissolved in water (passing through a 0.45 micron filter), expressed as mg/l FR. Sometimes considered similar to conductivity as an indicator of potential production in habitat quality indices. (09 Oct 1997) |
| total elasticity of muscle | The combined effect of physical and physiologic elasticity of muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total end-diastolic diameter | Cross sectional diameter of the left ventricle including the septum and posterior wall thicknesses in diastole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total end-systolic diameter | Cross sectional diameter of the left ventricle including the septum and posterior wall thicknesses in systole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total energy | The sum of kinetic and potential energy's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total facial index | Length is measured from the nasion to the mental tubercle: (nasimental length × 100)/bizygomatic width. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total fertility rate | <epidemiology> The number of children an average women would have assuming that she lives her full reproductive lifetime. (05 Dec 1998) |
| total haematuria | Uniform mixing of blood in the entire voided urine, commonly indicating an upper or mid-urinary tract source of bleeding. (05 Mar 2000) |