HyperDic: catheterize

English > 1 sense of the word catheterize:
VERBchangecatheterize, catheteriseinsert a catheter into (a body part)
English > catheterize: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaninginsert a catheter into (a body part).
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"catheterize the patient's bladder"
Synonymcatheterise
Broaderinsert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduceintroduce
Spanishcateterizar, entubar
Catalanintubar
Nounscathetera thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
catheterizationthe operation of introducing a catheter into the body

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