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Translingual
Proper noun
CTA
- (astronomy) Initialism of Caltech Survey of Radio Sources, Part "A".
Coordinate terms
(Caltech Radio Survey):
- CTB (“Caltech Survey of Radio Sources, Part B”)
- CTC (“Caltech Survey of Radio Sources, Part C”)
- CTD (“Caltech Survey of Radio Sources, Part D”)
English
Proper noun
CTA
- Initialism of Chicago Transit Authority: an operator of mass transit in Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs.
- Initialism of Central Tibetan Administration.
Noun
CTA (countable and uncountable, plural CTAs)
- (marketing) Initialism of call to action.
- (medicine) Initialism of computed tomography angiography.
- Synonym: angio-CT
- (finance) Initialism of commodity trading adviser.
Adjective
CTA (not comparable)
- (pulmonology) Initialism of clear to auscultation, used to describe the lung or lungs of patient.
- Hyponym: CTAB
2009, Julie M. Koehler, James E. Tisdale, “Hypertension”, in Terry L. Schinghammer, Julia M. Koehler, editors, Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, 7th edition, McGraw Hill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 40:Lungs ¶ Lung fields CTA bilaterally. Few basilar crackles, mild expiratory wheezing
Usage notes
- (pulmonology): Frequently used in the records of patient evaluations from the start of a medical visits.
Anagrams
- cat, Cat, act., Act., TAC, CAT, ATC, Act, act, A. C. T., A.C.T., tac, cat-, ACT, TCA