What is the medical definition of pt abbreviation?
Sometime, there may be more than one meaning of pt abbreviation. However, what does the abbreviation pt stand for in medical terms?
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What is the pt medical abbreviation?
In the science & medicine field, the abbreviation pt means patient.
pt: patient
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