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to catheterize

to catheterize

1 8.8
To put a thin tube into the body to drain fluid
  • verb
  • /ˈkæθɪtəraɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cateterizar
  • I'm 23, I can't weight bear, sit, or transfer independently; I'm dysphagic and incontinent, PEG-tubed and catheterized.

Examples

  • The left femoral artery was catheterized to monitor arterial blood pressure.

    Academic text (2018)
  • And what we do is, because he has to be catheterized.

    Academic text (2009)
  • We usually just go over and catheterize him because he can't do it himself, and overnight we'll send him over, and we'll go over, catheterize him there, or bring him home, and in the morning it has to be the same thing.

    Academic text (2009)
  • We usually just go over and catheterize him because he can't do it himself, and overnight we'll send him over, and we'll go over, catheterize him there, or bring him home, and in the morning it has to be the same thing.

    Academic text (2009)
  • We were denied services through the preschool portion of our state; however, due to her bladder issues (and she should be catheterizing but is not), we have been unable to find a private preschool.

    Blog text (20)
  • The doctor will need to catheterize the patient to relieve the pressure in his bladder.

  • After the surgery, the nurse was instructed to catheterize him regularly to monitor his fluid output.

  • In emergencies, paramedics may need to quickly catheterize a patient to ensure proper drainage of fluids.

Synonyms

to tube
vsto catheterize
5 6.2

To put a hollow pipe into something or send things through it

is specifically about inserting devices to let fluids pass or be drained
to cannulate
vsto catheterize
  • Specialized
1 8.5

To put a thin tube into a vein to give medicine or take blood

is used mainly to place a drainage device so fluids can pass or drain
to cannulize
vsto catheterize
  • Specialized
9.9

To put a thin tube into a body part like a vein to give medicine or take blood

is focused on placing devices to allow passage or drainage of fluids

Surface Forms

catheterize infinitive
catheterized past participle
catheterizing present participle
catheterizes third person singular

Morphology

catheterize = catheter (transparent) = catheter + ize

Formed from the noun 'catheter' with the productive verbalizing suffix '-ize', so the meaning 'to insert a catheter' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Catheterize comes from catheter, which traces back to an old Greek word kata meaning 'down' or 'to send down'. So to catheterize is like 'send a tube down' into the body to let fluid out, and that is why it means putting a tube into a body part to drain or allow fluids to pass.