Catheter Definition

kăthĭ-tər
catheters
noun
A slender, hollow tube, as of metal or rubber, inserted into a body passage, vessel, or cavity for passing fluids, making examinations, etc., esp. one for draining urine from the bladder.
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Noun

Singular:
catheter
Plural:
catheters

Origin of Catheter

  • Late Latin from Greek kathetēr from kathīenai kathe- to send down kat-, kata- cata- hīenai to send yē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French cathéter.

    From Wiktionary

Catheter Sentence Examples

  • If vein collapse occurs, the IV catheter should be removed and reinserted into a different vein, usually in another part of the body.

  • Some ventricular arrhythmias can be cured using catheter ablation.

  • Then the tip of the catheter is expanded like a tiny balloon in the blocked or narrowed coronary artery.

  • A catheter is threaded into the artery from puncture of the femoral artery at groin level.

  • During an angioplasty procedure, a doctor inserts a catheter with a deflated balloon at its tip into the blockage in the artery.

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Words Starting With

CCACAT

Words Ending With

RERTER

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Words Starting With C and Ending With R

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