What does the medical term TBSA stand for?
In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the TBSA abbreviation. Here is the meaning of TBSA mean in medical terms.
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What is the TBSA medical abbreviation?
In the medicine field, the TBSA abbreviation stands for total body surface area.
TBSA: total body surface area
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