verb
insert a catheter into (a body part)
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catheterize the patient's bladder
• Syn: ↑catheterize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑catheterization, ↑catheter, ↑catheter (for: ↑catheterize), ↑catheterisation
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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cathˈeterize or cathˈeterise transitive verb
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Main Entry: ↑catheter
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catheterise UK [ˈkæθɪtəraɪz] US [ˈkæθətəˌraɪz]
a British spelling of catheterize
Thesaurus: to perform a medical test, treatment or operationhyponym
Useful english dictionary. 2012.