cath·e·ter

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• cath|e|ter — «KATH uh tuhr», noun. Medicine. a slender rigid or flexible tube to be inserted into a passage or cavity of the body. A catheter may be used to remove urine from the bladder. ╂[< Late Latin cathetēr < Greek kathet < kathīénai to let down …   Useful english dictionary

• cath´e|ter|i|za´tion — cath|e|ter|ize «KATH uh tuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to introduce a catheter into. –cath´e|ter|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• cath|e|ter|ize — «KATH uh tuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to introduce a catheter into. –cath´e|ter|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• cath|e|ter|ism — «KATH uh tuh RIHZ uhm», noun. the operation of using a catheter; catheterization. ╂[< Latin athetērismus < Greek kathetērismós < kathet catheter] …   Useful english dictionary

• cath — cath; cath·ar; cath·a·rism; cath·a·rist; cath·a·ris·tic; cath·e·drat·ic; cath·e·drat·i·cum; cath·er·ine; cath·e·ter; cath·e·ter·i·za·tion; cath·e·ter·ize; cath·e·tom·e·ter; cath·ode; cath·od·ic; cath·o·do·flu·o·res·cence;… …   English syllables

• cath|e|tom|e|ter — «KATH uh TOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring vertical distances, especially small differences of level. ╂[< Greek káthetos perpendicular + English meter] …   Useful english dictionary

• catheter — cath·e·ter …   English syllables

• catheterized — cath·e·ter·ized or Brit cath·e·ter·ised adj obtained by catheterization <catheterized urine specimens> …   Medical dictionary

• catheterize — cath•e•ter•ize [[t]ˈkæθ ɪ təˌraɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing med to introduce a catheter into • Etymology: 1880–85 cath e•ter•i•za′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

• catheter — cath|e|ter [ˈkæθıtə US ər] n medical [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: Greek, from kathienai to send down , from kata ( CATACLYSM) + hienai to send ] a thin tube that is put into your body to remove liquids >catheterize also ise v …   Dictionary of contemporary English