| TCT | thrombin clotting time; thyrocalcitonin; trachial cytotoxin; transmission computed tomography |
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| TEM | transmission electron microscope/ microscopy; triethylenemelamine |
| TFM | testicular feminization male; testicular feminization mutation; total fluid movement; transmission e... |
| Tp | primary transmission; Treponema pallidum; tryptophan |
| transm | transmitted, transmission |
| HIV test | <investigation> A test which is performed on a standard venipuncture blood specimen which detects the presence of antibodies to HIV (virus). This test may not be positive for 3 to 6 months after infection with HIV. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| HIV wasting syndrome | <syndrome> Involuntary weight loss of greater than 10 percent associated with intermittent or constant fever and chronic diarrhoea or fatigue for more than 30 days in the absence of a defined cause other than HIV infection. A constant feature is major muscle wasting with scattered myofibre degeneration. A variety of aetiologies, which vary among patients, contributes to this syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |