Crossword clues for catheter
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Catheter \Cath"e*ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a thing let down or put in, catheter, fr. ? to send down, to let down; ? + ? to send.] (Med.) The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine.
Eustachian catheter. See under Eustachian.
Prostatic catheter, one adapted for passing an enlarged prostate.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, from French cathéter, from Late Latin catheter "a catheter," from Greek katheter "surgical catheter," literally "anything let down," from stem of kathienai "to let down, thrust in," from kata "down" (see cata-) + stem of hienai "to send" (see jet (v.)). Earlier was cathirum (early 15c.), directly from Medieval Latin. Related: Catheterization; catheterized; catheterizing.
Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to remove fluid, create an opening, distend a passageway or administer a drug
WordNet
n. a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
Wikipedia
In medicine, a catheter is a thin tube made from medical grade materials serving a broad range of functions. Catheters are medical devices that can be inserted in the body to treat diseases or perform a surgical procedure. By modifying the material or adjusting the way catheters are manufactured, it is possible to tailor catheters for cardiovascular, urological, gastrointestinal, neurovascular, and ophthalmic applications.
Catheters can be inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel. Functionally, they allow drainage, administration of fluids or gases, access by surgical instruments, and also perform a wide variety of other tasks depending on the type of catheter. The process of inserting a catheter is catheterization. In most uses, catheter is a thin, flexible tube ("soft" catheter) though catheters are available in varying levels of stiffness depending on the application. A catheter left inside the body, either temporarily or permanently, may be referred to as an indwelling catheter (for example, a peripherally inserted central catheter). A permanently inserted catheter may be referred to as a permcath (originally a trademark).
The ancient Syrians created catheters from reeds. "Katheter — καθετήρ" originally referred to any instrument that was inserted, such as a plug. It comes from the Greek verb "kathiemai — καθίεμαι" meaning "let down", because the catheter was 'let down' into the body.
Usage examples of "catheter".
When you took into consideration the special catheter and microfilament neural fibres for direct input to her spinal column, it was well worth the price she paid for the custom fit.
The problem was that nurses were not allowed to cut or replace the tape around her catheter.
A box wrapped with Western Peds gift-shop paper sat on the counter, next to a coil of catheter tubing and a stack of insurance forms.
IV nurse slid his transparent catheters into the carotids and jugulars in preparation for the dangerous interlude between bodies when the heart-lung machine would have to take over.
Intravenous drips fed nutrients into their veins, and catheters carried everything else away into grimy jars.
She made sure that the suction machine was in position with plenty of Toronto catheters and that there was a tracheotomy mask handy in case she should need one, together with dilators, a spare tube and scissors.
Christina went on duty feeling extremely self- conscious and then was considerably heartened by a visit from Beryl, come to borrow some catheters, who declared that she looked quite super and on no account was she ever to go back to her old ways.
Sieske, who knew her way around, was busy with the oxygen cylinder, fitting on the tube and mask and putting the catheters ready.
Two middle-aged women who looked more like charladies than nurses moved unhurriedly along the rows of cots, checking the catheters and IVs, emptying and filling where necessary, but otherwise paying the children no attention.
There was no anesthesia, meaning that the catheter was surely not in the space where spinal anesthesia was given.
There was another touchy moment when the IV nurse slid his transparent catheters into the carotids and jugulars in preparation for the dangerous interlude between bodies when the heart-lung machine would have to take over.
Christina went on duty feeling extremely self conscious and then was considerably heartened by a visit from Beryl, come to borrow some catheters, who declared that she looked quite super and on no account was she ever to go back to her old ways.
She'd resisted all attempts to get her on her feet, balked at nourishment, refused to use a bedpan, pulled out catheters and feeding tubes, flung her pills at the nurses, and sabotaged her physical therapy.
Under local anesthetic, a thin, flexible catheter was passed up the femoral artery in the leg, to the aorta, and finally to the celiac axis, a network of arteries coming off the aorta to supply blood to all the upper-abdominal organs.
The catheter bag which dangled below the chair on a chrome coathook was filling with an oily bilious liquid.