What is the medical term TCM?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of TCM. However, what does the medical term TCM stand for?
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TCM medical abbreviation, what does it mean?
In medical field, the TCM medical abbreviation stands for Traditional Chinese Medicine.
TCM: Traditional Chinese Medicine
Related Medical Abbreviations
| ACEHSA | Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration |
| AFD | Attention Fixation Disorder |
| BAC | blood alcohol concentration; bronchoalveolar cells |
| BAL | bronchoalveolar lavage; British anti-Lewisite; blood alcohol level |
| BCA | bichloroacetic acid |
| BDD | body dysmorphic disorder |
| BIOT | biotinidase deficiency |
| BMK | birthmark |
| BPS | bilateral partial salpingectomy |
| BSOM | bilateral serous otitis media |
| BUSM | Boston University School of Medicine |
| C-B | chest-back |
| CB | Cerebellar |
| CERiA | Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS |
| CKC | cold knife conization; closed kinetic chain |
| CPAP | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
| CPPD | Calcium Pyrophosphate Disease |
| CRAP | continuous positive airway pressure |
| CRS | congenital rubella syndrome; chronic rhinosinusitis |
| DIF | Differential |
| DMRT | Dental Medicine Responder Training |
| DVT/PE | Deep Venous Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism |
| ECHS | Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme |
| ECMO | Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation |
| EGA | estimated gestational age |
| FCR | flexor carpi radialis |
| FEM-POP | femoral-popliteal |
| FOI | flight of ideas |
| FPHC | Franklin Primary Health Center |
| FRCS | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons |
| G6P | glucose 6 phosphate |
| GD | gestational diabetes |
| GEMP | Graduate Entry Medical Programme |
| GMP | Grand Multi Para |
| GOMER | Slang for “get out of my emergency room.” |
| GPHP | Graduate Public Health Program |
| HNU | Human Nutrition Unit |
| HPTP | Health Project for Tribal People |
| HVM | Human And Veterinary Medicine |
| IND | investigational new drug |
| IV | Intravenous |
| JL | Judkins left (catheter) |
| KDOQI | Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative |
| Kr | Krypton (element) |
| LBP | Low Back Pain |
| LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
| LOT | left occiput transverse |
| LRSG | Laparoscopic Re-Sleeve Gastrectomy |
| LVAD | Left Ventricular Assist Device |
| MAC | Monitored Anesthesia Care |
| MAI | mycobacterium avium intracellular |
| MAQ | Medication Adherence Questionnaire |
| MCRA | Medical Care Recovery Act |
| MELD | model for end-stage liver disease |
| MHM | Medical History Museum |
| MHUC | Mental Health Urgent Care |
| MICM | McGill Initiative in Computational Medicine |
| MNAA | Meharry National Alumni Association (Meharry Medical College; Nashville, TN) |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MRSA | Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus |
| MUFA | monounsaturated fatty acids |
| NMI | Nuclear Medicine Institute |
| NMU2 | NeuroMedia U Receptor 2 |
| ORIF | Open Reduction with Internal Fixation |
| PSC | Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis |
| Pap | Papanicolaou smear |
| RACHC | Rio Arriba Community Health Council |
| RAE | right atrial enlargement |
| RAS | renal artery stenosis; renin-angiotensin system; reticular activating system |
| RN-C | Registered Nurse-Certified (by ANCC) |
| RSN | Radiology Specialists of the Northwest |
| RSO | right salpingo oophorectomy; Radiation Safety Officer |
| S/E | side effects |
| SFA | Superficial Femoral Artery |
| SOMI | sternal occipital mandibular immobilizer |
| SPCA | Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| STAAR | South Texas Animal Adoption Resource |
| TBBMD | total body bone mineral density |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TRMA | trauma |
| TRMC | Tift Regional Medical Center |
| UCG | urinary chorionic gonadotropin |
| UPEP | Urine Protein Electro-Pheresis |
| VBG | Venous Blood Gas |
| VIS | vaccination instruction sheet; vaccine information sheet |
| VO | verbal order |
| WADB | Western Australian DNA Bank (medical research) |
| eos | eosinophil |
| kDa | kilodalton |
| pIgR | polymeric immunoglobulin receptor |
| wm | white male |
