cutdown
[ kuht-doun ]
/ ˈkʌtˌdaʊn /
noun
reduction; decrease; diminution: a cutdown in sales.
Surgery.
the incision of a superficial vein in order to effect direct insertion of a catheter.
adjective
reduced in size.
abridged or condensed: They televised a cutdown version of the movie.
Origin of cutdown
First recorded in 1885–90; noun use of verb phrase
cut down
Words nearby cutdown
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Example sentences from the Web for cutdown
And what, specifically, did you do pursuant to the cutdown on his leg?
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyI believe he was in there and did the—he helped Dr. Curtis with the cutdown, the initial cutdown.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAfter I had completed the cutdown, I went around to the right side of the patient and saw the head wound.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyWill you describe in lay language what you mean by a cutdown in relationship to what they did in this case?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Medical definitions for cutdown
cutdown
[ kŭt′doun′ ]
n.
The incision of a vein to facilitate the insertion of a cannula or needle, as for the administration of intravenous medication.
venostomy