See Also: catheterization, central venous(medicine)
Catheter, central venous(health)
central venous catheter(medicine)
central venous line(medicine)
Central venous pressure(medicine)
Central venous line(health)
choriocarcinoma(medicine)
Choriocarcinoma(health)
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central venous line (medicine) and Choriocarcinoma (health)


central venous line (medicine)


central venous line -->
central venous catheter
<equipment> 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 This allows drugs and blood products to be given and blood samples withdrawn painlessly.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.


Choriocarcinoma (health)


A highly malignant tumor that arises from trophoblastic cells within the uterus. Choriocarcinoma tends to be invasive and to metastasize early and widely through both the venous and lymphatic systems. Choriocarcinoma is one of the two types of gestational trophoblastic tumor, the Other being hydatidiform mole.