ct

plural cts

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of court.

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Connecticut: a state of the United States.
2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Central Time.

   Customers can call 1-877-300-6153 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT to get their questions answered, arrange to return their pills or report problems. Information is also available at http://www.qualitestrx.com/pdf/OCRecall.pdf.

   2011 September 16, “Birth control pills recalled due to ‘packaging error’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2021

3. abbreviationinitialismEgyptologyInitialism of Coffin Texts.

plural CTs

1. abbreviationcountableespeciallyinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of computed tomography.

   E.M.T.s arrived soon after and transported her to MarinHealth Medical Center, where a CT scan showed bleeding between the skull and the brain.

   2025 November 30, David Darlington, “The Shocking Crash That Led Marin County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025

   1. countableespeciallymedicineA CT scan.

      Synonyms: CT scan, CAT scan, computed tomography scan, computed axial tomography scan

2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of cold turkey.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismslanguncountableInitialism of cocktease.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismslanguncountableInitialism of camel toe.
5. abbreviationcountableuncountablegovernmentAbbreviation of combat team.
6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of Chlamydia trachomatis; chlamydia.

   An appointment with a clinician at which the patient or partner(s) can receive testing and care for all STDs and HIV is the preferred management strategy for CT and GC [gonorrhea] treatment.

   2012, California Department of Public Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Branch, California STD Controllers Association, “Executive Summary”, in Guidelines for the Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Cases and Exposed Sexual Partners by Health Department Staff in Non-Clinical Settings, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2021, page 3

present singular third person CTs · participle present CTing · participle past CTed · past CTed

1. informaltransitivemedicineTo perform a CT scan on.

   There's a certain something that emanates from a confused patient that this fellow doesn't have. I sure wish I had more 'terps. Well, we're not going to CT him right away. There are two other fellows before him. “Get a plain film of his head, Tim. […]”

   2013, Marc Dauphin, Combat Doctor: Life and Death Stories from Kandahar's Military Hospital, Toronto: Dundurn Press, →ISBN, page 197

1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableliteratureInitialism of contraterrene.

plural Cts

1. abbreviationinitialismmolecular biologyInitialism of cycle threshold.

   The call came late on Sunday when Chinese officials decided that Gill’s CT levels, a measure of how much viral material is detected, were within an acceptable range.

   2022 February 6, Rick Rojas, “A positive coronavirus test, a trip home, and then a surprise win for Australia.”, in The New York Times

2. alternativeAlternative form of Ct..