cath‧e‧ter /ˈkæθətə, ˈkæθɪtə $ -ər/
noun [countable] medical[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: Greek, from kathienai 'to send down', from kata- ( ⇒ cataclysm) + hienai 'to send']
a thin tube that is put into your body to remove liquids
—catheterize (
also -ise British English)
verb [transitive] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲