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INFUSE-A-PORT


origination date: 31/05/2002
originator: Carlos
subject field: medicine:instrument
check date: 25/06/2002
checker: Pamela

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


Spanish
sonda internadefinition: aparato compuesto por una sonda y un depósito que se implanta quirúrgicamente bajo la piel. Los fármacos del depósito pueden ser repuestos y se infunden en la corriente sanguínea a través de la sonda. La sonda interna elimina la necesidad de inyecciones frecuentes. (es)
gender: feminine
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: main entry term

English
infuse-a-portterm type: main entry term
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
definition: device composed of a catheter and a reservoir that is surgically implanted under the skin. The drugs in the reservoir can be refilled and are infused into the bloodstream through the catheter. Infuse-a-ports eliminate the need for constant injections. (en)