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catheterize

/ˈkæθətəɹaɪz/ verb

To insert a catheter into a cavity.

Word Origin Catheterize comes from Greek katheter, literally 'a letting down,' from kata- 'down' and hienai 'to send.' The instrument was used to let fluids down or out of the body. The same kata- prefix appears in catalog (a list sent down) and catastrophe (a downward turn). So to catheterize is to insert a tube to let something flow down.

verb To insert a catheter into a cavity.

The nurse will catheterize the patient before the surgery.

(动词) 插入导管；置入导管

护士将在手术前为病人插入导尿管。

(verbo) cateterizar; sondar [Insertar un catéter en una cavidad.]

La enfermera cateterizará al paciente antes de la cirugía.

(verbe) cathétériser; sonder; intuber [Introduit une sonde ou un cathéter dans une cavité naturelle du corps, notamment la vessie.]

L'infirmière va cathétériser le patient avant l'opération.

(Verb) katheterisieren [Einen Katheter in eine Körperhöhle einführen, um Flüssigkeiten abzuleiten oder Medikamente zu verabreichen.]

Die Krankenschwester wird den Patienten vor der Operation **catheterize**.

(動詞) カテーテル（医療用の細い管）を体腔に挿入する

看護師は手術の前に患者にカテーテルを挿入する。

(verbo) cateterizar; sondar [Inserir um cateter em uma cavidade.]

O enfermeiro vai cateterizar o paciente antes da cirurgia.

Synonyms: intubate cannulate cannulize catheterise insert a catheter drain aspirate
Word parts: catheter + ize

Related words

catheterization catheter

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