About The Word Catheter
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Catheter
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What's The Definition Of Catheter?
[n] a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
Synonyms | Synonyms for Catheter: Related Terms | Find terms related to Catheter: adjutage | drainpipe | efflux tube | fire hose | flue pipe | funnel | garden hose | gas pipe | hose | hosepipe | nipple | organ pipe | pipe | pipeline | pipette | piping | reed | reed pipe | siamese | siamese connection | siphon | snorkel | soil pipe | standpipe | steam pipe | stem | straw | tap | tube | tubing | tubulation | tubule | tubulet | tubulure | waste pipe | water pipe See Also | endotracheal tube | tube | tubing Catheter In Webster's Dictionary \Cath"e*ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a thing let down or put
in, catheter, fr. ? to send down, to let down; ? + ? to
send.] (Med.)
The name of various instruments for passing along mucous
canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced
into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine.
{Eustachian catheter}. See under {Eustachian}.
{Prostatic catheter}, one adapted for passing an enlarged
prostate.
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