catheter

IPA: kˈæθʌtɝ

(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.

Examples of "catheter" in Sentences

Invention of the embolectomy catheter.
The catheter is advanced to the heart.
A catheter connects the port to a vein.
Is catheter ablation effective for the treatment of arrhythmias
Disclosed is a catheter and a method of manufacturing such a catheter.
A combination guiding catheter assembly and a dilating catheter assembly.
The tip of the guiding catheter is placed at the mouth of the coronary artery.
The dilating catheter assembly is disposed within the guiding catheter assembly.
His legs lay limp in front on him, and urine dripped through a catheter tube that ran out from his shorts.
The clamp mechanism may be configured to controllably occlude the lumen of the urinary catheter system drain tube.