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subcutaneous port

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008358

A tube surgically placed into a blood vessel and attached to a disk placed under the skin. It is used for the administration of intravenous fluids and drugs; it can also be used to obtain blood samples.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008358
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008358",
  "term": "subcutaneous port",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A tube surgically placed into a blood vessel and attached to a disk placed under the skin. It is used for the administration of intravenous fluids and drugs; it can also be used to obtain blood samples.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/subcutaneous-port/"
}

Record 15,744 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.