CTA

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Initialism of Chicago Transit Authority: an operator of mass transit in Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs.

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proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Chicago Transit Authority: an operator of mass transit in Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Central Tibetan Administration.
nounCTA (countable and uncountable, plural CTAs)

plural CTAs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of call to action.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of computed tomography angiography.

    Synonyms: angio-CT

  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of commodity trading adviser.
adjectiveCTA (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablemedicineInitialism of clear to auscultation, used to describe the lung or lungs of patient.

    Lungs ¶ Lung fields CTA bilaterally. Few basilar crackles, mild expiratory wheezing

    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

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APA

CTA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CTA

MLA

“CTA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CTA. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CTA,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CTA.

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