1. an IV line that is inserted into a large vein (such 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) Central lines transfuse IV fluids faster than standard IVs and are used to deliver medicines to sicker patients, usually in the intensive care unit or operating room. — Tim Friend
2. 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) I had trained in the intensive care unit. I could start a central line, intubate a patient in respiratory failure, and insert a pacemaker. — Margaret Seton, The New England Journal of Medicine, 29 Sept. 2011
Central line 片语
片语
central control line中央控制线路
the central axis line中轴线
central meridian line中央子午线
central fossa line中心窝线
central l line中线
Personal Central Office Line人专用中继
Central feeding line中央供料系列
central office line用户线
central datum line中心基準线
Central line 例句
英汉例句
We take the Central line to Oxford Circus, where we emerge on the pavement by Argyll Street.