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726 seCtion iv AbbreviAtions And symbols

ABBREVIATION MEANING ABBREVIATION MEANING
TLC total lung capacity UV ultraviolet
T m maximum rate of transport V , V 2 vasopressin receptors
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TMP trimethoprim VC vital capacity
TN true negative V d volume of distribution
TNF tumor necrosis factor VD physiologic dead space
TNM tumor, node, metastases [staging] V(D)J variable, (diversity), joining gene segments rearranged to
TOP topoisomerase form Ig genes
ToRCHeS Toxoplasma gondii, rubella, CMV, HIV, HSV-2, syphilis VDRL Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
TP true positive VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
tPA tissue plasminogen activator V H variable region, heavy chain [antibody]
TPO thyroid peroxidase, thrombopoietin VHL von Hippel-Lindau [disease]
TPP thiamine pyrophosphate VIP vasoactive intestinal peptide
TPPA Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay VIPoma vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-secreting tumor
TPR total peripheral resistance VJ light-chain hypervariable region [antibody]
TR tricuspid regurgitation V L variable region, light chain [antibody]
TRAP tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase VLCFA very-long-chain fatty acids
TRECs T-cell receptor excision circles VLDL very low density lipoprotein
TRH thyrotropin-releasing hormone VMA vanillylmandelic acid
tRNA transfer ribonucleic acid VMAT vesicular monoamine transporter
TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone V max maximum velocity
TSI triple sugar iron VPL ventral posterior nucleus, lateral
TSS toxic shock syndrome VPM ventral posterior nucleus, medial
TSST toxic shock syndrome toxin VPN vancomycin, polymyxin, nystatin [media]
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TTP thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura V/Q ventilation/perfusion [ratio]
TTR transthyretin VRE vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
TV tidal volume VSD ventricular septal defect
TXA thromboxane A V T tidal volume
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UDP uridine diphosphate VTE venous thromboembolism
UMN upper motor neuron vWF von Willebrand factor
UMP uridine monophosphate VZV varicella-zoster virus
UPD uniparental disomy VMAT vesicular monoamine transporter
URI upper respiratory infection XR X-linked recessive
USMLE United States Medical Licensing Examination XX/XY normal complement of sex chromosomes for female/male
UTI urinary tract infection ZDV zidovudine [formerly AZT]
UTP uridine triphosphate
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