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central venous pressure

noun/ˈsɛntrəl ˈviːnəs ˈprɛʃə/

C2CEFR level
70/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The pressure measured in the great veins near the right atrium, reflecting venous return and right heart filling.

His central venous pressure was 4, so we gave further fluid before starting a pressor.

Similar: CVP

Topic: Critical care in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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