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Catheter logo #10101) Angioplasty tube 2) French word used in English 3) Medical device 4) Medical tube 5) Tube 6) Tubing
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Catheter logo #21002• (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.
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catheter logo #21005(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.
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catheter logo #23261A small tube used to inject a dye to see the blood vessels, similar to that used for looking at vessels in the heart. May also be used to facilitate drainage.
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Catheter logo #22453A rubberised or silicone tube passed into a hollow organ (usually the bladder) to drain its contents
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catheter logo #21003(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]
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catheter logo #22226A hollow, flexible tube for passage into a structure to remove or inject fluid.
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catheter logo #21579A flexible tube used to deliver fluids into or withdraw fluids from the body.
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catheter logo #20973<apparatus> 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. ... Origin: Gr. Katheter ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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catheter logo #21001(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.
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Catheter logo #22139A small flexible tube used to draw fluids from the body. During delivery, women who have received epidurals
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Catheter logo #20972Cath'e·ter noun [ Latin , from Greek ... a thing let down or put in, catheter, from ... to send down, to let down; ... + ... to send.] (Medicine) The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the ureth...
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Catheter logo #20907A flexible tube which is inserted into the body to extract or introduce fluid.
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Catheter logo #20877A catheter is a thin, hollow tube usually made of rubber that is placed into the bladder to inject or remove fluid.
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Catheter logo #21197A 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 childbirth or surgery.
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catheter logo #21379A flexible tubular instrument for insertion into a blood vessel or body cavity.
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Catheter logo #24150A semi-permanently installed venous line used to inject fluids into the body, or to drain fluids out.
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Catheter logo #20875a hollow, flexible tube inserted into the body to put in or take out fluid, or to open up or close blood vessels
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catheter logo #20974 noun a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
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Catheter logo #21200A plastic tube that is used to take fluid in or out of the body.
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Catheter logo #22233A flexible tube utilized for draining fluids from the body, or injecting them into the body. For example, the Foley catheter is used for draining urine out of the bladder.
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Catheter logo #24009A small, thin plastic tube through which fluids are given or removed from the body.
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catheter logo #23317a small, thin tube; may refer to a tube used during a cardiac catheterization procedure to inject dye, obtain blood samples, and measure pressures inside the heart; may also refer to a flexible tube used to drain fluid from or inject into the body.
Found on https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=glossary---cardiovasc

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Catheter logo #23317a flexible tube used to drain fluid from or inject fluid into the body. The most common catheters are the Foley catheter, used to drain urine from the bladder, and intravenous (IV) catheters inserted into veins to administer fluids.
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Catheter logo #23318A small flexible tube used to draw fluids from the body. During delivery, women who have received epidurals and can't urinate often have catheters placed into their bladders to allow the urine to empty into a bag.
Found on https://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/glossary
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