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CATHETER
catheter
(noun) a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
catheter (plural catheters)
(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.
Hyponyms
• angiocath
• Foley catheter
• indwelling catheter
• microcatheter
• permcath
• thermocatheter
Anagrams
• Charette, catereth, charette, cheretta, createth
Source: Wiktionary
Cath"e*ter, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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