catheterization

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noun

The procedure of introducing a catheter.

“Since the development of fiber optics, treatments utilizing catheterization have replaced some former surgical procedures.”

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Meanings

nouncatheterization (countable and uncountable, plural catheterizations)

plural catheterizations · alternative catheterisation

  1. countableuncountableThe procedure of introducing a catheter.

    Since the development of fiber optics, treatments utilizing catheterization have replaced some former surgical procedures.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe operation of introducing a catheter into the body

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catheterisation
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operationsurgerysurgical operation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From catheter + -ization.

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Translations

Finnish katetrointi
  • katetrointithe procedure of introducing a catheter
Greek καθετηριασμός
  • καθετηριασμός (kathetiriasmós)the procedure of introducing a catheter
Cite this entry
APA

catheterization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catheterization

MLA

“catheterization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catheterization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catheterization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catheterization.

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