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catheterize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈkæθətəɹaɪz/

Etymology

Etymology tree English catheter Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English catheterize From catheter + -ize.

Meanings

  1. To insert a catheter into a cavity.
    • These patients are taught to catheterize themselves at regular intervals. 1985, Technologies for managing urinary incontinence:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
catheterizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
catheterizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
catheterise alternative lexicographic
catheterized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
catheterized Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

catheterizable · recatheterize

Relateds

catheter · catheterization · cath

Translations (4)

ru катетеризова́ть (to introduce a catheter) · fi katetroida (to introduce a catheter) · io kateterizar (to introduce a catheter) · es sondar (to introduce a catheter)