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HICKMAN-CATHETER


origination date: 31/05/2002
originator: Carlos
subject field: medicine:instrument
check date: 24/06/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISACATHETER
ANCESTORSALL
ARTIFACT
CATHETER
DEVICE
INANIMATE
MEDICAL-DEVICE
OBJECT
PHYSICAL-OBJECT
SEPARABLE-ENTITY
SURGICAL-AND-AMBULATORY-MEDICAL-DEVICES


English
Hickman catheterterm type: main entry term
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
definition: indwelling catheter that is inserted into a large vein in the upper thorax leaing to the heart to administer drugs or nutrients or extract blood from the body. (en)

Spanish
catéter de Hickmandefinition: catéter permanente que se inserta en una vena grande en la parte alta del tórax que lleve al corazón para administrar fármacos o nutrientes al corazón o extraer sangre del cuerpo. (es)
gender: masculine
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: main entry term