📖 Definitions of "Catheterization"
noun
- 1
The procedure of introducing a catheter.
"Since the development of fiber optics, treatments utilizing catheterization have replaced some former surgical procedures."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Catheterization"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| catheternoun | (medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid. |
| stentnoun | A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure. |
| catheterismnoun | (medicine) The operation of introducing a catheter; catheterization. |
| cannulationnoun | The insertion of a cannula |
| catheterisationnoun | Alternative spelling of catheterization. [The procedure of introducing a catheter.] |
| cannulizationnoun | Synonym of cannulation. |
| intubationnoun | (medicine) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup. |
| tubingnoun | Riding down a river on an inner tube recreationally. |
| catharizationnoun | The process of catharizing. |
| catholizationnoun | The process of converting (a territory, etc.) to the Catholic religion. |
| introductionnoun | The act or process of introducing. |
| catechizationnoun | The act of catechizing. |
| insertionnoun | The act of inserting, or something inserted. |
| inductionnoun | An act of inducting. |
| credentializationnoun | The process of credentializing. |
| instillationnoun | The act of instilling. |
| interventionnoun | The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events. |
| cathectionnoun | cathexis |
| instilmentnoun | The act of instilling; instillation. |
| recatholizationnoun | The process of converting (a territory, etc.) back to the Catholic religion. |
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