catheter
pronunciation
How to pronounce catheter in British English:
UK [ˈkæθɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce catheter in American English:
US [ˈkæθɪtɚ]
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- Noun:
- a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
Word Origin
- catheter (n.)
- c. 1600, from French cathéter, from Late Latin catheter "a catheter," from Greek katheter "surgical catheter," literally "anything let down," from stem of kathienai "to let down, thrust in," from kata "down" (see cata-) + stem of hienai "to send" (see jet (v.)). Earlier was cathirum (early 15c.), directly from Medieval Latin. Related: Catheterization; catheterized; catheterizing.
Example
- 1. One woman had a catheter and wire inserted in her cervix .
- 2. If catheter ablation and implanted icd don 't work you may need this surgery .
- 3. Each one had suffered severe heart attacks and had a catheter that measured heart damage .
- 4. She had a catheter in , and the nurse said someone would call him and tell him how to take it out over the phone .
- 5. Having a catheter increases your risk of urinary tract infections , which can lead to more-serious , life-threatening infections .