Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To introduce a catheter into.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To operate on with a catheter.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb (Med.) To operate on with a catheter.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To introduce a catheter into part of the body.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb insert a catheter into (a body part)

Etymologies

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From catheter +‎ -ize.

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Examples

  • He had a CT scan last night and will have a stress test and ultrasound today, looking for an aneurysm; they want to catheterize him, but he doesn't like this hospital, so he's standing firm on "nothing but non-invasive tests".

    Right, so - 2009

  • Before she left, her parents were taught how to catheterize her.

    SCT -- Donoghue 2010

  • The next time he bloated up from not being able to pee, I took him to the vet and told them to try to catheterize him one more time.

    At a loss? | clusterflock 2009

  • Deep within their prideful hearts they knew she would catheterize them, without a thought,  in an instant.

    Nurse Cratchett 2009

  • Children as young as age 5 can learn to catheterize themselves

    1) Head Control and Use of Senses 1999

  • A cardiologist may decide to catheterize you at this time, in order to determine the extent of blockage in your arteries.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • A cardiologist may decide to catheterize you at this time, in order to determine the extent of blockage in your arteries.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Shortly after delivery there may be difficulty in emptying the bladder; and, under such circumstances, the doctor or nurse used to catheterize the patient immediately; this habit once begun, it was often necessary to repeat the operation day after day, or, for that matter, several times a day.

    The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy 1912

  • Afterward patients may have to catheterize themselves.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The female should self-catheterize when sitting on the toilet.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

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