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Words related to catheter

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  • foley catheter

    an indwelling catheter used for draining urine from the bladder and having an inflatable part at the bladder end that allows the tube to be kept in place for variable time periods.

  • angioplasty

    a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam

  • atherectomy

    the removal of plaque from an artery by means of a tiny rotating cutting blade inserted through a catheter.

  • balloon angioplasty

    angioplasty in which a balloon catheter is moved to a blocked area of a blood vessel where the balloon is inflated to expand or force open the vessel

  • cathetus

    a straight line or radius positioned perpendicular to another line or radius

  • cutdown

    a decrease or reduction in the number, size, or incidence of anything
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