catheterize
verb (used with object)
to introduce a catheter into.
catheterized
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past participleof catheterize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof catheterize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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“In my previous pregnancy, the doctor threatened to drop me from care because I preferred to not be catheterized, because it’s very painful,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2022
He has a feeding tube and needs to be catheterized every four hours and constantly monitored for seizures.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2018
“If I have a 10-year-old that has to be catheterized two to three times a day at schools, I would not want multiple sets of eyes looking at my daughter’s private regions,” Smith says.
From US News ● Mar. 23, 2016
“I was bedridden, catheterized, totally dependent,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2015
Once she held her urine and had to be catheterized.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
