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catheterization

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cath·e·ter·ize  (kth-t-rz)
tr.v. cath·e·ter·ized, cath·e·ter·iz·ing, cath·e·ter·iz·es
To introduce a catheter into.

cathe·ter·i·zation (-r-zshn) n.
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Noun1.catheterization - the operation of introducing a catheter into the body
surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"

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Construction is under way for a new Catheterization Laboratory suite at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, NY.
9 million construction project, Lancaster's Antelope Valley Hospital will also add a second cardiac catheterization laboratory, in addition to expanding its emergency room and ICU.
The appeals court held that the officers' acquiescence in the hospital nurse's request to help her restrain the arrestee during the catheterization process did not violate the arrestee's Fourth Amendment rights.
 
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