catheter
IPA: kˈæθʌtɝ
noun
- (medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.
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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.
- When can I remove the bandage after the catheter is removed?
- 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.
- After the catheter is removed, a bandage is applied to the catheter insertion site.
- Using x-ray guidance, the catheter is maneuvered to the area where the clot has formed.
- A catheter is inserted into the bladder, which is filled with fluid that can be seen by x-ray.
- The other end of the catheter is tunneled under the skin and exits from the side of the chest.
- A thin catheter is passed through a small incision into a blood vessel, usually in the knee or arm.
- His legs lay limp in front on him, and urine dripped through a catheter tube that ran out from his shorts.
- A special catheter is placed into the bladder to measure the pressure while the bladder is filled with fluid.
- The clamp mechanism may be configured to controllably occlude the lumen of the urinary catheter system drain tube.
- I am meeting with a cardiologist and will probably undergo what they call a catheter ablation to correct the SVT ...
- Once the catheter is placed we will secure the tube to your child's leg with a piece or two of tape and the exam will begin.
- If the clot can be treated by medication, the catheter is left at the clot site and connected to a pump that will deliver the medication at a precise rate.