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Catheter   /kˈæθətər/   Listen
Catheter

noun
1.
A thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open.



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"Catheter" Quotes from Famous Books



... pressure of the bladder on the calculus which it contains is exceedingly great, so much so, indeed, as to crush the calculus. A small calculus may sometimes be forcibly extracted, or cut down upon and removed; but when the calculus is large, a catheter or bougie must be passed up the penis as far as the curve in the urethra, and then somewhat firmly held with the left hand, and pressing against the urethra. A scalpel should be taken, and an incision made into the urethra. The catheter being now withdrawn, ...
— The Dog - A nineteenth-century dog-lovers' manual, - a combination of the essential and the esoteric. • William Youatt
... the difficulty. "Flushing the colon" as an ancient practice. Dr. Turner's post mortem experiences. Colon distortion illustrated. Objections to the ordinary appliances danger in using the long, flexible catheter. Invention of the "J. B. L. Cascade," ...
— The Royal Road to Health • Chas. A. Tyrrell


Words linked to "Catheter" :   tubing, tube, endotracheal tube


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