IRS issues ITINs to individuals who are required to have a U.S. taxpayer identification number but who do not have, and are not eligible to obtain a Social Security Number (SSN) from the Social Security Administration (SSA).
shorthand in which alphabetic letters or types are used to produce shortened forms of words or groups of words. Origin of stenotypy. 1890-1895.
TIPS is an acronym for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt. This is a procedure performed by angiographers (vascular radiologists) at many major medical centers throughout the country for patients with various complications from their advanced liver disease.