Catheterization

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The procedure of introducing a catheter. countable, uncountable

    "Since the development of fiber optics, treatments utilizing catheterization have replaced some former surgical procedures."

  2. 2
    the operation of introducing a catheter into the body wordnet

Synonyms

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catheterisationcatheterisation

Example

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"Since the development of fiber optics, treatments utilizing catheterization have replaced some former surgical procedures."

Etymology

From catheter + -ization.

Related phrases

post-catheterizationpre-catheterizationself-catheterization

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