English dictionary
catheter
/'k/&//T//I/t/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine.
Source: webster1913