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port [also called Port-a-cath]

(PORT)

A small device placed under the skin. It empties into a blood vessel and makes it easier to give chemotherapy and to take blood for tests.

Read more about Port-a-caths and other ways chemotherapy is given. See an illustration of a port.

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