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catheter

[ kath-i-ter ]

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. a flexible or rigid hollow tube employed to drain fluids from body cavities or to distend body passages, especially one for passing into the bladder through the urethra to draw off urine or into the heart through a leg vein or arm vein for diagnostic examination.


catheter

/ ˈæθɪə /

noun

  1. med a long slender flexible tube for inserting into a natural bodily cavity or passage for introducing or withdrawing fluid, such as urine or blood
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

catheter

/ ăٳĭ-ə /

  1. A hollow, flexible tube inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel to allow the passage of fluids or distend a passageway.

catheter

  1. A thin tube inserted into one of the channels or blood vessels in the body to remove fluids , create an opening into an internal cavity, or administer injections.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of catheter1

1595–1605; < Late Latin < Greek 첹ٳḗr kind of tube, literally, something sent or let down, equivalent to kathe- (variant stem of 첹ٳéԲ, equivalent to kat- cata- + éԲ to send, let go) + -ḗr agent suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of catheter1

C17: from Late Latin, from Greek 첹ٳŧ, from kathienai to send down, insert
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The risk of infection is especially high for patients with catheters, breathing tubes or feeding tubes because they create direct entry points for C. auris to enter the bloodstream or lungs.

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It involves threading a catheter through the thigh’s femoral artery, behind the heart through the carotid artery and into the skull.

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Even small and relatively inexpensive prescription medical goods such as urinary catheters can be onerous to find, especially in an emergency, the actress said.

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Then the six fibers, along with an extra fiber to boost the calcium signal's measurement, were incorporated into a 2.5-millimeter-thick catheter to create a cerebrospinal fluid sensing system.

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Patients in health care settings have the highest risk for infection, especially those who are on ventilators, have devices such as catheters, are in intensive care units, or have prolonged hospital stays.

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