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catheter

noun

1 catheter

A thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open.

Roget 662: remedy, help, cure, redress; medicine, medicament; diagnosis, medical examination; medical treatment; surgery; preventive medicine.    [medical devices] clinical thermometer, ... show more

Dutch: catheter, katheter
Polish: kateter, cewnik


Moby thesaurus: adjutage, drainpipe, efflux tube, fire hose, flue pipe, funnel, garden hose, gas pipe, hose, hosepipe, nipple, organ pipe, pipe, pipeline, pipette, piping, reed, reed pipe, siamese, siamese connection ... show more.

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