catheterize

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

Origin of catheterize

1
First recorded in 1880–85; catheter + -ize
  • Also especially British, cath·e·ter·ise .

Other words from catheterize

  • cath·e·ter·i·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for catheterize

catheterize

catheterise

/ (ˈkæθɪtəˌraɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to insert a catheter into

Derived forms of catheterize

  • catheterization or catheterisation, noun

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