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diazinon (iou) and balloon-tip catheter (medicine)


diazinon (iou)



diazinon noun. M20.
[from DIAZINE + -on of unkn. origin.]
An organophosphorus insecticide derived from pyrimidine.

balloon-tip catheter (medicine)


balloon-tip catheter


A tube with a balloon at its tip that can be inflated or deflated without removal after installation; the balloon may be inflated to facilitate passage of the tube through a blood vessel (propelled by the bloodstream) or to occlude the vessel in which the tube alone would allow free flow; such catheter's are used to enter the pulmonary artery to facilitate haemodynamic measurements or to enter arteries and then remove them while inflated to withdraw clots (embolectomy catheter).

See: Swan-Ganz catheter.

Synonym: Fogarty catheter.