| FTA | fluorescent titer antibody; fluorescent treponemal antibody |
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| GMT | geometric mean titer; gingival margin trimmer |
| HAT | Halsted Aphasia Test; head, arm, trunk; heparin-associated thrombocytopenia; heterophil antibody tit... |
| HTLA | high-titer, low acidity; human T-lymphocyte antigen |
| RIT | radioimmune trypsin; radioiodinated triolein; radioiodine treatment; rosette inhibition titer |
| total quality management | The application of industrial management practice to systematically maintain and improve organization-wide performance. Effectiveness and success are determined and assessed by quantitative quality measures. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| total refractory period | The absolute refractory period plus the relative refractory period. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total sclerectasia | Uniform stretching of the entire sclera, typically seen in buphthalmos. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total spinal anaesthesia | Spinal anaesthesia extensive enough to produce loss of sensation in all extracranial sensory roots. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total suspended particulates | The quantity of solid particles in a gas or exhaust stream. Any finely divided material (solid or liquid) that is airborne with a diameter smaller than a few hundred micrometres. (05 Dec 1998) |
| total suspended solids | The organic and inorganic material left on a standard glass fibre filter (0.45 micron) after a water sample is filtered through it. (09 Oct 1997) |
| total synechia | Adhesion of the entire surface of the iris to the lens capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total transfusion | Removal of most of a patient's blood followed by introduction of an equal amount from donors. Synonym: exsanguination transfusion, substitution transfusion, total transfusion. (05 Mar 2000) |