| CTW | central terminal of Wilson; combined testicular weight |
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| CV | cardiac volume; cardiovascular; carotenoid vesicle; cell volume; central venous; cephalic vein; cere... |
| CVC | central venous catheter |
| CV | cath central venous catheter |
| CVF | cardiovascular failure; central visual field; cervicovaginal fluid; cobra venom factor |
| lateral central palmar space | The more lateral (radial) of the central palmar spaces, bounded laterally by the thenar compartment; related distally to the synovial tendon sheath of the index finger and proximally to the common flexor sheath. Synonym: lateral midpalmar space. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| free-central | A placentation in which the ovules are borne on a free-standing central placenta within the ovary. (09 Oct 1997) |
| long central artery | <anatomy, artery> Long posterior ciliary artery, one of two branches of the ophthalmic running forward between the sclerotic and choroid coats to the iris, at the outer and inner margins of which they form by anastomosis two circles. Synonym: arteria ciliaris posterior longa, medial striate artery. (05 Mar 2000) |