catheter
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catheter
- /ˈkæθɪtə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈkæθɪtɚ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French cathéter, from Late Latin cathetēr, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr, “surgical instrument for emptying the bladder”), from καθίημι (kathíēmi, “to descend, let down”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, suffix forming masculine nouns from verbs).
noun catheters
- A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid. And I humbly hope, that the Deſcription, and the Method of uſing this Catheter, will be a means of reviving an Operation ſo happily begun, and calculated for the Good of thoſe that are afflicted with the Stone in the Bladder.
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Closest in meaning: catheterization, stent, probe, tube, conduit, duct, sounding, device, related, associated, uav, trier, infinity, malp, swan-ganz catheter, cannula
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Talk about this word "catheter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catheter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. catheter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/catheter "catheter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/catheter.Cite this
@misc{catheter_2026,
title = {catheter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catheter},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
