Taber's Medical Dictionary
nicking, A-V nicking
(nĭk′ĭng )
1. Compression of the retinal vessels of the eye at the point where a vein and an artery cross, seen in hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
2. To notch a tissue.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Nicking, A-V Nicking." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732512/0/nicking_A_V_nicking.
Nicking, A-V nicking. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732512/0/nicking_A_V_nicking. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Nicking, A-V nicking. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732512/0/nicking_A_V_nicking
Nicking, A-V Nicking [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732512/0/nicking_A_V_nicking.
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