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catheterize
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cath·e·ter·ize (kth-t-rz)
v.
To introduce a catheter into.

cathe·ter·i·zation (-r-zshn) n.

catheterize
to introduce a catheter into a body cavity, usually into the urinary bladder for the withdrawal of urine.


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Unlike insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter in a hospital setting, intermittent catheterisation is a clean, not sterile, procedure.
1994) and individuals experiencing cardiac events such as myocardial infarction, heart catheterisation, or coronary artery bypass surgery (Doerfler, Pbert & De Cosmo, 1994; Kutz, Shabtai, Solomon et al.
A comparative study has shown the latest model of scanner is comparable in accuracy to conventional catheterisation methods.
 
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