What does the medical abbreviation TNS mean?
In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the TNS abbreviation. However, what does the TNS medical term mean?
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What is TNS medical abbreviation?
In the science & medicine, the meaning of the medical abbreviation TNS is transcutaneous nerve stimulation.
TNS: transcutaneous nerve stimulation
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| C-spine | cervical spine |
| CMP | Cardiomyopathy |
| CNE | chronic nervous exhaustion |
| CT | Cat Scan; also Chest Tube and Cardio-Thoracic |
| DID | dissociative identity disorder |
| DIPJ | distal interphalangeal joint |
| DOH | department of health |
| DPAP | diastolic pulmonary artery pressure |
| DSC | Doctor of Surgical Chiropody |
| DST | decision support tool; dexamethasone suppression test |
| DV | double vision; domestic violence; daily value (nutrition) |
| EBLL | elevated blood lead level |
| EC | emergency center; energy conservation; enteric coating (medication); emergency contraception |
| EIA | enzyme immunoassay; exercise-induced asthma |
| ENG | electronystagmography; electronystagmogram |
| FMD | family physician |
| GAG | glycosaminoglycan |
| GNC | gram-negative cocci |
| H/H | Henderson-Hasselbalch equation; hemoglobin/hematocrit |
| HCO3 | bicarbonate |
| HSP | Henoch Shonlein Purpura |
| ICN | international council of nurses |
| IGF | insulin-like growth factor |
| KCT | kaolin clotting time |
| LAHB | left anterior hemiblock |
| LPI | laser peripheral iridotomy |
| LVEDP | Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure |
| NAF | notice of adverse findings |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| Nsg | nursing |
| PB | pudendal block or peripheral blood |
| PHB | personal health budget |
| PKR | partial knee replacement; photorefractive keratotomy |
| PLACE | patient-led assessments of the care environment |
| PNH | paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria |
| PTX | Pneumothorax |
| RIG | Rabies Immunoglobulin |
| RMT | retromolar trigone |
| SGPT | serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase |
| TGV | thoracic gas volume |
| TOXO | Toxoplasmosis |
| VG | ventral gluteal |
| bid | twice a day (bis in die) |
| dB | decibel (measurement of sound volume) |
| esub | electronic submission |
| font | fontanelle |
| fps | foot-pound-second |
| non rep | do not repeat |
| sut | suture |
