pct
n. uncountablen. a short way to write 'percent' or 'percentage'. It is often used in medical reports or technical documents to show a part of a whole.
n. a standard abbreviation for 'percent' or 'percentage'. Frequently used in clinical pathology reports and technical data sets to denote a proportion per hundred.
The report shows a high pct of recovery.
In the latest medical trial, the pct of patients showing improvement exceeded the initial expectations of the research team.
The laboratory results indicated a significant pct of abnormal cells, necessitating a secondary screening to confirm the preliminary diagnosis and determine the appropriate course of treatment.
Commonly used in written technical contexts; in spoken English, the full word 'percent' is almost always preferred.