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Catheter

Catheter Meaning & Definition
Catheter Definition And Meaning

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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