catheterization

[kath-i-tuh-rahyz]

cath·e·ter·ize

[kath-i-tuh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), cath·e·ter·ized, cath·e·ter·iz·ing.
to introduce a catheter into.
Also, especially British, cath·e·ter·ise.


Origin:
1880–85; catheter + -ize

cath·e·ter·i·za·tion, noun
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Catheterization is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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World English Dictionary
catheterize or catheterise (ˈkæθɪtəˌraɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to insert a catheter into
 
catheterise or catheterise
 
vb
 
catheteri'zation or catheterise
 
n
 
catheteri'sation or catheterise
 
n

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Cultural Dictionary
catheterization [(kath-uh-tuhr-uh-zay-shuhn)]

Insertion of a catheter into the body. Common types of this procedure include cardiac catheterization, in which a catheter is inserted into the heart through a vein in the arm to diagnose heart disease, and urinary bladder catheterization, in which a catheter is inserted into the urethra to permit urine to flow out of the urinary bladder.

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