- arteriovenous access
- a tube that begins at an artery and ends at a vein, the usual means of vascular access for hemodialysis apparatus to blood vessels; see also arteriovenous fistula and arteriovenous shunt.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
arteriovenous access
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