Nov 3, 2003 14:18
20 yrs ago
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English term
a medical symbol T with an approximate symbol on top of it
English
Medical
a physical therapist used it on a patient report
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T T with appox. symbol above it
T T with appox. symbol above it
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| 2 +3 | Pharmaceutical shorthand |
erudite (X)
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| 2 | approx. temperature |
Steffen Pollex (X)
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Pharmaceutical shorthand
I posted a reply to this earlier today but I'm not sure where it has gone. Anyway, this could be pharmaceutical shorthand... many moons ago I had a job in a chemist shop, I remember the prescriptions were written in pharmaceutical shorthand. T with a dot above it was one to be taken three times a day, T with two dots above it was two to be taken three times a day etc. I seem to remember that Q represented four. You'll need to check this though.... it was all a long time ago.
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Robert Donahue (X)
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gtreyger (X)
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jennifer newsome (X)
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approx. temperature
In Physics, T is the symbol for temperature.The only logical guess I can make here. Context? Are there some numbers following?
But I am not aware whether in medicine it is used in another way.
But I am not aware whether in medicine it is used in another way.
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Attila Piróth
: Tildes may indicate averages but are usually used like this: T ~ 1000 K, and not on top of the symbol. However, the question is far too vague as it is.
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