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catheterize

[ kath-i-tuh-rahyz ]
/ ˈkæθ ɪ təˌraɪz /
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verb (used with object), cath·e·ter·ized, cath·e·ter·iz·ing.

to introduce a catheter into.

Words related to catheterize

dry, exhaust, tap, consume, reduce, siphon, bleed, strain, pump, deplete, diminish, divert, sap, suck, empty, cull, extort, derive, distill, separate

Words nearby catheterize

catherine the great, catherine wheel, catheter, catheter embolus, catheterization, catheterize, cathetus, cathexis, cathie, cathleen, catho
Also especially British, cath·e·ter·ise.

Origin of catheterize

First recorded in 1880–85; catheter + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM catheterize

cath·e·ter·i·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for catheterize

catheterize

catheterise

/ (ˈkæθɪtəˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) to insert a catheter into

Derived forms of catheterize

catheterization or catheterisation, noun
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Medical definitions for catheterize

catheterize
[ kăth′ĭ-tə-rīz′ ]

v.

To introduce a catheter into.

Other words from catheterize

cath′e•ter•i•za′tion (-rĭ-zā′shən) n.
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