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indwelling catheter
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noun
a hollow tube left implanted in a body canal or organ, especially the bladder, to promote drainage.
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βWasβ is used for the indicative past tense of βto be,β and βwereβ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of indwelling catheter
First recorded in 1930β35
Words nearby indwelling catheter
industrywide, Indus valley civilization, in Dutch, indwell, indwelling, indwelling catheter, Indy, Indy 500, Indy Car racing, Indy, d', -ine
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