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
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To insert a catheter into a cavity.
These patients are taught to catheterize themselves at regular intervals.
1985, Technologies for managing urinary incontinence:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)