mandrin

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noun

A metal wire or stylet inserted into a flexible catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure.

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mandrel
OriginFrench mandrin →
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Meanings

nounmandrin (plural mandrins)

plural mandrins

  1. medicineA metal wire or stylet inserted into a flexible catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure.

    Synonyms: mandrel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA metal wire or stylet inserted into a flexible catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure.

Similar
mandrel

Origin

  1. Frenchmandrin
  2. Englishmandrin

From French mandrin. See mandrel.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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