Thesaurus: catheter

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1. n. 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.
2. n. a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
3. 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.
4. The name of various instruments for passing along mucouscanals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced intothe bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine. Eustachiancatheter. See under Eustachian.-- Prostatic catheter, one adapted for passing an enlarged prostate.
5. n:100 n. a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open