Taber's Medical Dictionary
access
(ak′ses )
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1. The ability or the technique of obtaining data from a specific source by a specific user.
2. The ability of patients to see their health care providers in a timely fashion.
3. A device, such as a catheter used in hemodialysis, that penetrates the body and is used for a therapeutic purpose.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Access." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759888/all/access.
Access. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759888/all/access. Accessed April 22, 2026.
Access. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759888/all/access
Access [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 22]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759888/all/access.
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