cath

plural caths

1. abbreviationclippingClipping of cathode.
2. abbreviationclippinginformalmedicineClipping of catheter.
3. abbreviationclippingdrug slangClipping of cathinone.
4. abbreviationclippingClipping of Catholic.

present singular third person caths · participle present cathing · participle past cathed · past cathed

1. abbreviationambitransitiveclippinginformalmedicineClipping of catheterize (“to insert a cath(eter) into a cavity”).

   Unlike Sharon, Sherry Adele was able to return to self-cathing after delivery.

   2010, Judith Rogers, The Disabled Woman's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth

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   At the spina bifida camp, we've had about twenty-five kids lining up outside the "Med Shed," needing to be cathed before breakfast.

   2004, Adrian Sandler, Living with Spina Bifida, page 160

1. A diminutive of the female given name Catherine.