catheter
English
/ˈkæθɪtə(ɹ)/, /ˈkæθɪt̬ɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.
Etymology
Borrowed from French cathéter derived from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (surgical instrument for emptying the bladder).
Origin
Ancient Greek
καθετήρ
Gloss
surgical instrument for emptying the bladder
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- angiocatheter English
- catheterise English
- catheterism English
- catheterizable English
- catheterization English
- catheterize English
- catheterless English
- cryocatheter English
- decatheterization English
- intracatheter English
- microcatheter English
- microcatheterization English
- multicatheter English
- nanocatheter English
- precatheterization English
- recatheterization English
- self-catheterization English
- thermocatheter English
- transcatheter English
- catheter Latin
- Katheter German
- katéter Hungarian
- cathéter French
- καθίημι Ancient Greek
- καθετήρ Ancient Greek
- *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European
- قثطرة Arabic
- قسطر Arabic
- قسطرة Arabic
- kateterizar Ido
- katetero Ido