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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.
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Also especially British, cath·e·ter·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM catheterize
cath·e·ter·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby catheterize
Catherine the Great, Catherine wheel, Cather, Willa, catheter, catheterization, catheterize, cathetus, cathexis, Cathie, Cathleen, Catho
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How to use catheterize in a sentence
Although these patients have the highest urine control satisfaction, the Indiana pouch is the least common diversion because “somebody has to be willing to catheterize every three to four hours for the rest of their life,” Schuckman says.
British Dictionary definitions for catheterize
catheterize
catheterise
/ (ˈkæθɪtəˌraɪz) /
verb
(tr) to insert a catheter into
Derived forms of catheterize
catheterization or catheterisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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