catheterize

[ kath-i-tuh-rahyz ]
/ ˈkæθ ɪ təˌraɪz /

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

OTHER WORDS FROM catheterize

cath·e·ter·i·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for catheterization

catheterize

catheterise

/ (ˈkæθɪtəˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) to insert a catheter into

Derived forms of catheterize

catheterization or catheterisation, noun

Medical definitions for catheterization

catheterize
[ kăthĭ-tə-rīz′ ]

v.

To introduce a catheter into.

Other words from catheterize

cath′e•ter•i•zation (-rĭ-zāshən) n.

Cultural definitions for catheterization

catheterization
[ (kath-uh-tuhr-uh-zay-shuhn) ]

Insertion of a catheter into the body. Common types of this procedure include cardiac catheterization, in which a catheter is inserted into the heart through a vein in the arm to diagnose heart disease, and urinary bladder catheterization, in which a catheter is inserted into the urethra to permit urine to flow out of the urinary bladder.