| 2,4,5-T |
(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)
acetic acid (herbicide) |
| |
| T antigen |
tumour antigen |
| |
| T banding |
Giensa staining technique
re karyotypes |
| |
| T cell |
T lymphocyte |
| |
| T tubule |
transverse tubules (of
myofibrils) |
| |
| T-1824 |
Evans blue dye |
| |
| T2 toxin |
trichothecene fungal toxin
(Fusarium spp) |
| |
| T3 |
i third tarsal bone |
| |
ii triiodothyronine |
| |
| T4 |
tetraiodothyronine/thyroxine;
serum thyroxine |
| |
| T |
i temperature |
| |
ii thoracic |
| |
| t |
translocation (genetics) |
| |
| TA |
i total ash |
| |
ii toxin – antitoxin |
| |
| Ta |
chemical symbol tantalum |
| |
| TAA |
tumour associated antigen |
| |
| TAB |
typhoid, paratyphoid A
& B killed vaccine |
| |
| TABSS |
The Animal Behaviour Service,
Scotland |
| |
| TACC |
Tufts animal care &
condition |
| |
| TAIEX |
Technical Assistance Information
Exchange Office (of EU) |
| |
| TAP |
trypsinogen activation
peptide |
| |
| TAT |
i tetanus antitoxin |
| |
ii tired all the time |
| |
iii tube agglutination
test |
| |
| TAWS |
World Association for Transport
Animal Welfare & Studies |
| |
| TB |
i thoroughtbred horse |
| |
ii total (serum) bilirubin |
| |
iii tuberculosis |
| |
| Tb |
i chemical symbol terbium |
| |
ii tuberculosis |
| |
| tb |
i tubercle bacillus |
| |
ii tuberculosis |
| |
| TBA |
i Thoroughbred Breeders
Association |
| |
ii tracheobronchial aspirate |
| |
iii trichlorobenzoic acid |
| |
| TBC |
i Texas Beef Council |
| |
ii total bacterial count |
| |
| TBE |
i tris-borate – EDTA
buffer |
| |
ii tickborne encephalitis |
| |
| TBEV |
tickborne encephalitis
virus |
| |
| TBF |
tick-borne fever |
| |
| TBFVL |
tidal breathing flow volume
loop |
| |
| TBG |
thyroxine – binding
globulin |
| |
| tbs |
tablespoon (ful) |
| |
| TBX |
trytone bile X - gluconuride
(medium) |
| |
| TBx |
thoroughbred cross (horse) |
| |
| TBZ |
thiabendazole |
| |
| Tc |
i chemical symbol technetium |
| |
ii central tarsal bone |
| |
| Tc cell |
cytotoxic T lymphocyte
(also CTL) |
| |
| TCA |
i tricarboxylic acid cycle
(Krebs cycle) |
| |
ii trichloracetic acid |
| |
iii tricyclic antidepressants |
| |
| TCB |
tetrachlorobiphenyl |
| |
| TCD |
i tissue culture (infecting)
dose |
| |
ii Trinity College Dublin:
Dublin University |
| |
| TCDD |
tetrachlorodibenzodioxin |
| |
| TCE |
trichloroethylene |
| |
| TCID |
tissue culture infective
dose |
| |
| TCID50 |
median tissue culture infective
dose (dose causing pathological change in 50% of cultures) |
| |
| TCJ |
tarso crural joint |
| |
| TCM |
tissue culture medium |
| |
| TCO2 |
total blood carbon dioxide |
| |
| TCP |
tropical canine pancytopenia |
| |
| TCR |
T cell receptor |
| |
| TCT |
thallium sulphate, crystal
violet, Staph beta-toxin (medium) |
| |
| TD |
tibial dyschondroplasia |
| |
| T.D. |
Tracking Dog, first level
award to dogs in scent tracking test |
| |
| TDA |
time domain analysis |
| |
| Td cell |
delayed hypersensitivity
T lymphocyte (also TDTH) |
| |
| TDDCM |
taurine-deficient dilated
cardiomyopathy |
| |
| TDE |
i tetrachlorodiphenylethane
(insecticide) |
| |
ii ethoglucid (antineoplastic) |
| |
iii transmissible degenerative
encephalopathies |
| |
| TDHAI |
Texas Dairy Herd Improvement
Association |
| |
| TDLB |
Training & Development
Lead Body (re VN) |
| |
| TDN |
total digestible nutrients |
| |
| TDS |
total dissolved solids |
| |
| t.d.s. |
three times a day (L. ter
die sumendum) |
| |
| TDTH |
see Td cell above |
| |
| T.D.X. |
Tracking Dog Excellent,
the highest level award to dogs in scent tracking tests |
| |
| Te |
chemical symbol tellurium |
| |
| TEC |
total ear canal ablation |
| |
| TECs |
Training & Enterprise
Councils (England & Wales) see LECs |
| |
| TED |
threshold erythema dose |
| |
| TEF |
toxicity equivalence factor |
| |
| TEM |
i transmissible encepholopathy
of mink |
| |
ii transmission electron
microscopy |
| |
iii triethylenemelamine |
| |
| TEME |
thromboembolic meningoencephalitis |
| |
| TEN |
toxic epidermal necrolysis
|
| |
| teneighty,1080 |
sodium fluoroacetate (rodenticide) |
| |
| TENS |
transcutaneous electrical
nerve stimulator |
| |
| TEO |
Vétérinaires
sans frontières (Germany)
Tierärzte ohne Grenzen eV |
| |
| TEPP |
tetraethyl pyrophosphate |
| |
| TER |
thermoregulation energy
requirement |
| |
| TESF |
trans-articular external
skeletal fixator |
| |
| TEVRO |
Tennessee Equine Veterinary
Research Organisation |
| |
| TF |
transfer factor |
| |
| TFE |
tetrafluoroethylene |
| |
| TG |
i thermogravimetry |
| |
ii thyroglobulin |
| |
iii triacyl glycerol |
| |
| 6-TG |
6-thioguanine |
| |
| TgAb |
thyroglobulin antibodies |
| |
| TGC |
i tender gentle care |
| |
ii time-gain compensation |
| |
| TGE |
transmissible gastroenteritis |
| |
| TGEV |
transmissible gastroenteritis
virus |
| |
| TGF-beta |
transforming growth factor
beta |
| |
| TGH |
to go home (medical records) |
| |
| TGT |
thromboplastin generation
time |
| |
| TGTT |
total gut transit time |
| |
| Th |
chemical symbol thorium |
| |
| Th cell |
helper T lymphocyte |
| |
| THAM |
tromethamine |
| |
| THC |
tetrahydrocannabinol |
| |
| THE |
turkey haemorrhagic enteritis |
| |
| THF |
tetrahydrofolatic acid |
| |
| THI |
temperature-humidity index |
| |
| THIFR |
Institute for Animal Hygiene
Freiburg (Germany)
Tierhygienisches Institut Freiburg |
| |
| THR |
total hip replacement |
| |
| Thr |
threonine |
| |
| THS |
Tueson Herpetological Society |
| |
| TI |
thermal imaging |
| |
| Ti |
tumour inducing |
| |
| TIA |
transient ischaemic attack |
| |
| TIBC |
total iron binding capacity |
| |
| t.i.d. |
three times a day (L.ter
in die) |
| |
| TIL |
tumour infiltrating leucocytes |
| |
| TIP |
translation-inhibitory
protein |
| |
| TK |
thymidine kinase |
| |
| Tl |
chemical symbol thallium |
| |
| TLC |
i tender loving care |
| |
ii thin layer chromatography |
| |
iii total lung capacity |
| |
| TLD |
thermoluminescent dosimeter |
| |
| TLI |
trypsin-like immunoreactivity |
| |
| Tm |
i chemical symbol thulium |
| |
ii tubular maximum (renal
excretion) |
| |
| TME |
transmissible mink encephalopathy |
| |
| TMEV |
Theiler’s mouse encephalomyelitis
virus |
| |
| TMJ |
temporomandibular joint |
| |
| TMMSN |
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding
Network |
| |
| TMS |
i trace mineral salt |
| |
ii trimethoprim sulphonamide |
| |
| TMTD |
tetramethylthiuram disulphide
(Thiram) |
| |
| TMTJ |
tarsometatarsal joint |
| |
| TNF |
tumour necrosis factor |
| |
| TNM |
tumour, nodes & metastases
(tumour classification/staging system) |
| |
| TNS |
transcutaneous neural stimulation |
| |
| TNT |
trinitrotoluene |
| |
| TNTC |
too numerous to count |
| |
| To |
University of Toronto |
| |
| TOC |
tracheal organ culture |
| |
| TP |
i total protein |
| |
ii Training and assessment
Practice (ref.VNs) |
| |
| TPA |
i tissue plasminogen activator |
| |
ii total parenteral alimentation |
| |
| t-PA |
tissue plasminogen activator |
| |
| TPLO |
tibial plateau leveling
osteotomy |
| |
| TPN |
total parenteral nutrition
|
| |
| TPP |
i thiamin pyrophosphate |
| |
ii total plasma protein |
| |
| TPR |
i temperature, pulse, respiration |
| |
ii total peripheral resistance
|
| |
| TQA |
teaching quality assessment |
| |
| Tr. |
tincture |
| |
| TRAP |
tartrate resistant acid
phosphatase |
| |
| TRD |
total retinal dysplasia |
| |
| TRF |
thyrotropin releasing factor |
| |
| TRH |
thyrotropin releasing hormone |
| |
| TRIC |
trachoma & inclusion
conjunctivitis |
| |
| tRNA |
transfer RNA (ribonucleic
acid) |
| |
| TRP |
traumatic reticuloperitonitis |
| |
| TRPRC |
Tulane Regional Primate
Research Centre |
| |
| Trp |
tryptophan |
| |
| TRT |
turkey rhinotracheitis |
| |
| TRTV |
turkey rhinotracheitis
virus |
| |
| TS |
i Teratology Society |
| |
ii total solids |
| |
iii Training Standards |
| |
| T-S |
trimethoprim sulphonamide |
| |
| TSA |
tryptone soya agar |
| |
| TSB |
tryptone-soya broth |
| |
| TSC |
Training Standards Council
(VN) |
| |
| TSCG |
thoracic sympathetic chain
ganglia |
| |
| TSE |
transmissible spongiform
encephalopathy |
| |
| TSH |
thyroid stimulating hormone
(thyrotropin) |
| |
| TSI |
triple sugar iron |
| |
| TSO |
Trading Standards Officer |
| |
| T-SR |
time interval to sternal
recumbency |
| |
| tsp |
teaspoon (ful) |
| |
| TSS |
total soluble solids |
| |
| TSST-I |
toxic shock syndrome toxin |
| |
| TSTA |
tumour-specific transplantation
antigen |
| |
| TT |
i tetanus toxoid |
| |
ii thrombin time |
| |
iii tuberculin tested |
| |
| TT3/TT4 |
total plasma T3/T4 |
| |
| TTP |
thymidine triphosphate |
| |
| TTT |
The Tortoise Trust |
| |
| TTW |
transtracheal wash |
| |
| TU |
i toxic unit |
| |
ii tuberculin unit |
| |
| TUL |
Tula hantavirus |
| |
| TV |
i tidal volume |
| |
ii tricuspid valve |
| |
| TVI |
i Temporary Veterinary
Inspector |
| |
ii Tropical Veterinary
Institute (Univ. of Liege, Belgium) |
| |
| TVMA |
i Texas Veterinary Medical
Association |
| |
ii Thai Veterinary Medical
Association |
| |
| TVO |
tractor vapourising oil |
| |
| TVP |
textured vegetable protein |
| |
| TVT |
i Veterinary Association
for Animal Welfare (Germany)
Tierärztliche Vereinigung für Tierschutz e.V. |
| |
ii transmissible venereal
tumour |
| |
| TWD |
total water deficit |
| |
| TX |
thromboxane |
| |
| Tx |
treatment |
| |
| TXA2 |
thromboxane |
| |
| Tyr |
tyrosine |
