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Catheter
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catheter
n.
tube used to drain body fluids or to keep a passage open (Medical)
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Catheter
In Medicine, a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel. Catheters thereby allow drainage, administration of fluids or gases, or access by surgical instruments. The process of inserting a catheter is catheterization. In most uses, a catheter is a thin, flexible tube ("soft" catheter), though in some uses, it is a larger, solid ("hard") catheter. A catheter left inside the body, either temporarily or permanently, may be referred to as an indwelling catheter. A permanently inserted catheter may be referred to as a permcath (originally a trademark).
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catheter
Noun
1. a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
(hypernym) tube, tubing
(hyponym) endotracheal tube
(derivation) catheterize, catheterise
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cathéter
nm.
catheter, tube used to drain body fluids or to keep a passage open (Medical)
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katheter (de)
n.
(old spell.>catheter) catheter, tube used to drain body fluids or to keep a passage open (Medical)
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