catheter
Translation
catheter
Examples
The nurse carefully inserted the catheter.
The nurse carefully inserted the catheter.
A catheter is a thin, flexible tube.
A catheter is a thin, flexible tube.
Grammar Patterns
a catheter a thin tube inserted into the body to remove fluid The nurse carefully inserted the catheter.
Similar Words
Synonyms: tube, cannula
Etymology
From Greek 'katheter', meaning 'something let down', from 'kathienai' meaning 'to send down'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as a medical tube that is 'sent down' into a body cavity, duct, or vessel.