pt

English translation: patient

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English term or phrase:pt
Selected answer:patient
Entered by: S.J

17:08 Feb 7, 2020
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical (general) / pt
English term or phrase: pt
Laboratory investigations (Prot C, Prot S , mutations in pt and parents)

It is study about rare disease called "purpura fulminans". What "pt" stands for here?

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 09:19
patient
Explanation:
"Patient" might be a possibility. I'm guessing.
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Maria Danielson
United States
Local time: 09:19
Grading comment
Thank you.
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1 +8patient
Maria Danielson
3 +1patient
Kiet Bach


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +8
patient


Explanation:
"Patient" might be a possibility. I'm guessing.

Maria Danielson
United States
Local time: 09:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FATİH ORUÇ: Both patient and his/her parents were probably tested for these mutations. So I think pt means "patient".
22 mins

agree  Tina Vonhof (X): It's a common abbrevation used in medicine.
28 mins

agree  Polangmar
41 mins

agree  Yvonne Gallagher: with Tina. Very common abbrev.
2 hrs

agree  Raquel Trinidad
2 hrs

agree  dandamesh
1 day 19 hrs

agree  Michael Barnett
2 days 7 hrs

agree  Rúben Carvalho
2 days 14 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
patient


Explanation:
PT Abbreviation for:
pain threshold
parathyroid
paroxysmal tachycardia
part time
patellar tendon
patient
performance test
pertussis toxin
phototherapy
phototoxicity
physical therapy .....

https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/PT

Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 06:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FATİH ORUÇ: Both patient and his/her parents were probably tested for these mutations. So I think pt means "patient".
18 mins
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