catheterization

Other forms: catheterizations

Definitions of catheterization
  1. noun
    the operation of introducing a catheter into the body
    synonyms: catheterisation
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    type of:
    operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
    a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
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