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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 wheel, Cather, Willa, catheter, catheter embolus, catheterization, catheterize, cathetus, cathexis, Cathie, Cathleen, Catho
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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, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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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.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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