cutdown

ˈkʌtdaʊn

Definition

Definition of cutdown - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

summary

Rare

shortened version of something

Rare

The editor prepared a cutdown of the original article.

abridgment

condensation

summary

vein access

TECH.

medical procedure to access a vein

TECH.

The doctor performed a cutdown to insert the catheter.

transportation

Rare

Slang

scooter with removed bodywork parts

Rare

Slang

He rode a cutdown to the skate park.

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scooter with removed bodywork parts

Origin of cutdown

Old English, cut (cut) + down (reduce)

Examples of cutdown in a sentence

We watched a cutdown of the lengthy documentary.
A cutdown was necessary to administer the emergency medication.
The nurse prepared for a cutdown to gain vein access.
He customized his cutdown for better performance.
The cutdown was popular among young riders.

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French:résumé, abord veineux par incision, ...
German:gekürzte Version, medizinischer Eingriff, ...
Italian:versione ridotta, procedura di accesso venoso, ...
Spanish:resumen, procedimiento de acceso venoso, ...
Portuguese:versão reduzida, acesso venoso cirúrgico, ...
Chinese:简化版, 静脉切开术, ...
Japanese:短縮版, カットダウン, ...
Arabic:مُلَخَّص, فَتْح الوَرِيد, ...
Hebrew:גִּרְסָה מְקוּצֶרֶת, פְּתִיחַת וְרִיד, ...
Russian:урезанная версия, венесекция, ...
Ukrainian:урізана версія, венесекція, ...
Hindi:संक्षिप्त संस्करण, कटडाउन प्रक्रिया, ...
Bengali:সংক্ষিপ্ত সংস্করণ, কাটডাউন, ...
Catalan:versió reduïda, procediment mèdic, ...
Czech:zkrácená verze, venesekce, ...
Danish:forkortet version, medicinsk procedure, ...
Dutch:verkorte versie, veneuze incisie, ...
Greek:συντομευμένη έκδοση, ιατρική διαδικασία, ...
Hungarian:rövidített változat, vénafeltárás, ...
Khmer:កំណែសង្ខេប, នីតិវិធីវះកាត់បើកចូលសរសៃវ៉ែន, ...
Korean:축약본, 정맥 절개술, ...
Persian:خلاصه, برش وریدی, ...
Polish:skrócona wersja, nacięcie żyły, ...
Portuguese (BR):versão reduzida, acesso venoso cirúrgico, ...
Romanian:versiune redusă, incizie venoasă, ...
Swedish:förkortad version, venös snitt, ...
Thai:เวอร์ชันย่อ, การเปิดหลอดเลือด, ...
Turkish:kısaltılmış versiyon, damar açma, ...
Vietnamese:phiên bản rút gọn, thủ thuật mở tĩnh mạch, ...

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