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    catheter
    noun a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=catheter
    
    
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    catheter
    (kath´ә-tәr) a tubular, flexible instrument, passed through body channels for withdrawal of fluids from, or introduction of fluids into, a body cavity. Catheter inserted into the abdomen.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
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    Catheter
    • (n.) The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/catheter/
    
    
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    catheter
    (from the article `Richards, Dickinson Woodruff`) ...who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1956 with Werner Forssmann and André F. Cournand. Cournand and Richards adapted ... [4 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/37
    
    
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    catheter
    (Gr. kathetr) a tubular, flexible, surgical instrument for withdrawing fluids from (or introducing fluids into) a cavity of the body, especially one for introduction into the bladder through the urethra for the withdraw of urine.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio16.html
    
    
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    catheter
    A tube used to drain or inject fluid, or to apply pressure toa vessel. Catheters are commonly used to drain urine from the bladder. Other types are used to sample blood from the heart or to inject dye into the blood vessels during X-ray screening (see cardiac catheterization). Catheters are also use...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/catheter.html
    
    
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    Catheter
    A slender, hollow tube that is inserted into a body cavity (bladder, blood vessel, etc) to insert diagnostic substances, drain fluids or perform a medical procedure. During pregnancy, catheters are generally inserted to collect a sterile urine sample for testing or to drain the bladder during childb...
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/C/2
    
    
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    Catheter
    A plastic tube that is used to take fluid in or out of the body.
    Found op http://www.kidney.org.au/KidneyDisease/KidneyGlossary/tabid/679/Default.xht
    
    
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    catheter
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kath′ĕ-ter Definitions: 1. A tubular instrument to allow passage of fluid from or into a body cavity or blood vessel. 2. Generally, a catheter designed to be passed through the urethra into the bladder to drain it of urine.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=15098
    
    
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    catheter
    Fine tube inserted into the body to introduce or remove fluids. The urinary catheter, passed by way of the urethra (the duct that leads urine away from the bladder) was the first to be used. In today's practice, catheters can be inserted into blood vessels, either in the limbs or trunk, to provide b...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0022147.html
    
    
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    CATHETER
    A flexible tubular instrument for insertion into a blood vessel or body cavity.
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=C
    
    
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    Catheter
    A thin flexible tube through which fluids can enter or leave the body.
    Found op http://www.sharedexperience.org/Glossary.lasso
    
    
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    CATHETER
    A tubular and flexible surgical instrument used to remove fluids from, and introduce fluids into, a cavity of the body.
    Found op http://rad.usuhs.edu/rad/iong/glossary/glossc.html
    
    

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