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cutdown

Syllabification: (cut·down)
Pronunciation: /ˈkətˌdoun/
Definition of cutdown

noun

  • 1a decrease or reduction: [as modifier]:left with a cutdown staff
  • 2 Surgery a procedure of cutting into a vein in order to insert a needle or cannula.

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