catheterise
/ˈkæθətəˌraɪz/
verb
- To insert a thin tube (catheter) into a body cavity, usually the bladder, to drain urine or deliver fluids.
- In the training video, the medical student learned how to catheterise a dummy safely.
- Doctors catheterise some stroke patients to monitor their fluid output closely.
- The nurse had to catheterise the patient after surgery because he could not urinate on his own.
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