catheterize

[kath-i-tuh-rahyz]

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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 of catheterize

First recorded in 1880–85; catheter + -ize

Related formscath·e·ter·i·za·tion, noun

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Related Words for catheterize

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

British Dictionary definitions for catheterize

catheterize

catheterise

verb

(tr) to insert a catheter into

Derived Formscatheterization or catheterisation, noun

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catheterize in Medicine

catheterize

[kăth′ĭ-tə-rīz′]

v.

To introduce a catheter into.

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