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dialysis access

noun

C1CEFR level
85/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The route through which blood is drawn for and returned during dialysis, such as a fistula, graft or line.

Planning dialysis access early is essential so a fistula can mature before it is needed.

Topic: Renal & urinary 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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