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catheter

cath·e·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kath-i-ter]
    • /ˈkæθ ɪ tər/
    • /ˈkæθ.ɪ.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kath-i-ter]
    • /ˈkæθ ɪ tər/

Definitions of catheter word

  • countable noun catheter A catheter is a tube which is used to introduce liquids into a human body or to withdraw liquids from it. 3
  • noun catheter a long slender flexible tube for inserting into a natural bodily cavity or passage for introducing or withdrawing fluid, such as urine or blood 3
  • noun catheter a slender, hollow tube, as of metal or rubber, inserted into a body passage, vessel, or cavity for passing fluids, making examinations, etc., esp. one for draining urine from the bladder 3
  • noun catheter 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. 1
  • noun catheter A flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity, particularly the bladder, for removing fluid. 1
  • noun catheter medicine: drainage tube 1

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Origin of catheter

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Late Latin < Greek kathetḗr kind of tube, literally, something sent or let down, equivalent to kathe- (variant stem of kathiénai, equivalent to kat- cata- + hiénai to send, let go) + -tḗr agent suffix

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Parts of speech for Catheter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

catheter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

catheter usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for catheter

noun catheter

  • tube — a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
  • line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
  • drip — to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips.
  • drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
  • feed — to give a fee to.

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