Medical Definition of Central line

1. A small, flexible plastic tube inserted into the large vein above the heart, usually the subclavian vein, through which access to the blood stream can be made. This allows drugs and blood products to be given and blood samples withdrawn painlessly. Some of the catheters have more than one lumen (double or triple) and can be used to administer more than one drug simultaneously. Such catheters can be left in place for many weeks to months. The main complications are sepsis or infection, and the risk of thrombosis. Synonym: central line. (24 Mar 2004)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Central Line

central excitatory state
central fibrous body
central ganglioneuroma
central gray substance
central group of axillary lymph nodes
central gyrus
central heating
central illumination
central implantation
central incisor
central inhibition
central lacteal
central lateral nucleus of thalamus
central limit theorem
central line (current term)
central lobule
central lobule of cerebellum
central location test
central locking
central mesenteric lymph nodes
central metal ion
central necrosis
central nervous system
central nervous system agents
central nervous system depressants
central nervous system infections
central nervous system neoplasms
central nervous system stimulants
central nervous systems

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