Medical Dictionary

central line

noun

Medical Definition of CENTRAL LINE

:  an IV line that is inserted into a large vein (as the superior vena cava) typically in the neck or near the heart for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes (as to administer medicines or fluids or withdraw blood)

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