Acronym for Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload

A total knee replacement is the surgical replacement of a damaged knee joint with an artificial joint.

A total hip replacement is the surgical replacement of a damaged hip joint with an artificial one.

The tonsils are two soft tissue masses located at the pharynx. Tonsils are composed of tissue similar to lymphatic tissue. The tonsils are covered by pink mucosa. The tonsils are part of the lymphatic system but their removal does not increase susceptibility to infection.

A tonsillectomy is the surgical removal of the tonsils.

An acronym for TransUrethral Resection of the Prostate.

A Transurethral Resection of the Prostate is the surgical removal of the prostate through the urethra. Acronym: TURP

A Tympanoplasty is the surgical reconstruction of a perforated eardrum (tympanic membrane) or the small bones of the middle ear.

 

TF-TAVR: TransFemoral-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, especially denoting the TF approach to the TAVR procedure