catheterize

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/ˈkæθətəɹaɪz/

verb

To insert a catheter into a cavity.

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catheterise
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Meanings

verbcatheterize (third-person singular simple present catheterizes, present participle catheterizing, simple past and past participle catheterized)

present singular third person catheterizes · participle present catheterizing · participle past catheterized · past catheterized · alternative catheterise

  1. medicineTo insert a catheter into a cavity.

    These patients are taught to catheterize themselves at regular intervals.

    1985, Technologies for managing urinary incontinence

Synonyms & antonyms

verbinsert a catheter into (a body part)

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catheterise
Broader
insertencloseinclose

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From catheter + -ize.

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Translations

Finnish katetroida
  • katetroidato introduce a catheter
Russian катетеризова́ть
  • катетеризова́ть (kateterizovátʹ)to introduce a catheter
Spanish sondar
  • sondarto introduce a catheter
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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