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cut⋅down

  [kuht-doun]
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–noun
1. reduction; decrease; diminution: a cutdown in sales.
2. Surgery. the incision of a superficial vein in order to effect direct insertion of a catheter.
–adjective
3. reduced in size.
4. abridged or condensed: They televised a cutdown version of the movie.
Origin:
1885–90; n. use of v. phrase cut down
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cut·down   (kŭt'doun')   
n.  

  1. A reduction or decrease.

  2. The surgical insertion of a catheter into a vein, as for the administration of intravenous medication.

adj.  Reduced in size; abridged.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cut·down
Pronunciation: 'k&t-"daun
Function: noun
: incision of a superficial blood vessel (as a vein) to facilitate insertion of acatheter (as for administration of fluids)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cutdown cut·down (kŭt'doun')
n.
The incision of a vein to facilitate the insertion of a cannula or needle, as for the administration of intravenous medication. Also called venostomy.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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