cathéter

French

noun
Definitions
  • catheter

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (surgical instrument for emptying the bladder) derived from Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr (agent nouns from verbs, suffix forming glossary, denoting someone something whose role purpose it is to perform the verb's action).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-tḗr

Gloss

agent nouns from verbs, suffix forming glossary, denoting someone something whose role purpose it is to perform the verb's action

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