Definition of Cathiter
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A small tube inserted into a body cavity to remove fluid, create an opening, distend a passageway or administer a drug
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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