catheter

Bedeutung (Englisch)

A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.

Konzepte

Hohlorgane

Synonyme

guide tube

draught tube

conduct pipe

conductor pipe

tremie pipe

urethral probe

urethral catheter

connecting conduct

guiding pipe

Frequenz

22k
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈkæθɪtə(ɹ)/
Etymologie (Englisch)

Borrowed from French cathéter, from Late Latin cathetēr, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr, “surgical instrument for emptying the bladder”), from καθίημι (kathíēmi, “to descend, let down”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, suffix forming masculine nouns from verbs).

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