See Also: catheter(dictionary)
two-way catheter(medicine)
catheter(dictionary)
Catheter(health)
Catheter(medicine)
conical catheter(medicine)
pigtail catheter(medicine)
intracardiac catheter(medicine)
indwelling catheter(medicine)
female catheter(medicine)

catheter (iou)



catheter noun. Also katheter. E17.
[Late Latin catheter from Greek katheter, from kathienai send or let down.]
Medicine. A tube which can be passed into the bladder or other body cavity or canal to allow the draining of fluid.
catheteri'zation noun the use of a catheter M19.
catheterize verb trans. employ a catheter on (a patient); introduce a catheter into: L19.
catheterism noun (now rare or obsolete) = catheterization E18.