B2🏥 Medical
Italian word
TAC
CT scan (Tomografia Assiale Computerizzata)
Looks like
tack / TAC
TAC is not an English medical abbreviation
⚠️ The trap
Italian uses 'TAC' for what English calls 'CT scan'. Both abbreviate the same concept but using different language bases. Saying 'CT' to an Italian doctor may cause confusion; 'TAC' is the term to use.
To say "TAC is not an English medical abbreviation" in Italian:
TAC (correct Italian abbreviation)
"TAC" in English means:
CT scan (Tomografia Assiale Computerizzata)
Example
"Il pronto soccorso ha eseguito una TAC cerebrale."
"The emergency room performed a brain CT scan."
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