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

British Dictionary definitions for catheterize

catheterize

catheterise

/ (ˈkæθɪtəˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) to insert a catheter into

Derived forms of catheterize

catheterization or catheterisation, noun

Medical definitions for catheterize

catheterize
[ kăthĭ-tə-rīz′ ]

v.

To introduce a catheter into.

Other words from catheterize

cath′e•ter•i•zation (-rĭ-zāshən) n.