catheterize

English

Alternative forms

• catheterise

Etymology

Etymology tree

English catheter

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

English catheterize

From catheter + -ize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæθətəɹaɪz/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

catheterize (third-person singular simple present catheterizes, present participle catheterizing, simple past and past participle catheterized)

1. (medicine) To insert a catheter into a cavity.
   • 1985, Technologies for managing urinary incontinence:

     These patients are taught to catheterize themselves at regular intervals.

Derived terms

• catheterizable
• recatheterize

Related terms

• cath
• catheter
• catheterization

Translations

to introduce a catheter

• Finnish: katetroida (fi)
• Ido: kateterizar (io)
• Russian: катетеризова́ть (ru) (kateterizovátʹ)
• Spanish: sondar (es)