catheterise

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A form of catheterize — To insert a catheter into a cavity.

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Meanings

verbcatheterise (third-person singular simple present catheterises, present participle catheterising, simple past and past participle catheterised)

present singular third person catheterises · participle present catheterising · participle past catheterised · past catheterised

  1. alternativeAlternative form of catheterize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbinsert a catheter into (a body part)

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insertencloseinclose
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From catheter + -ise.

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APA

catheterise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catheterise

MLA

“catheterise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catheterise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catheterise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catheterise.

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