TBSA

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Initialism of total body surface area used in describing the extent of a burn.

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Meanings

nounTBSA (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of total body surface area used in describing the extent of a burn.

    Eighteen white rabbits were subjected to a 30 per cent TBSA full thickness burn.

    1988 August, Sheng Zhi-yong, C. Y. Sheng, “Changes in erythrocyte membranes in burned rabbits”, in Burns, volume 14, number 4, page 287

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tuberculostearic acid

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

TBSA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TBSA

MLA

“TBSA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TBSA. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “TBSA,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TBSA.

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