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catheterize

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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.

catheterize, catheterise [ˈkæθɪtəˌraɪz]
vb
(Medicine) (tr) to insert a catheter into
catheterization , catheterisation n
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Verb1.catheterize - insert a catheter into (a body part); "catheterize the patient's bladder"
put in, stick in, inclose, insert, introduce, enclose - introduce; "Insert your ticket here"
Translations
catheterize [ˈkæθɪtəˌraɪz] VT [+ bladder, person] → entubar
catheterize
vtkatheterisieren


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In addition to the low risk of complications, intermittent self-catheterization can provide freedom from urinary collection systems and allow patients to catheterize at times that are convenient to their social activities (Promfret, 2007).
I catheterize several times a day by inserting a catheter into a very small stoma in my abdomen.
It is then possible to catheterize the inlet and outlet vessels selectively from the translumbar sheath (Figure 11).
 
 
 
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