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catheterize

/ˈkæθətəɹaɪz/

catheterize verb: to insert a catheter into a cavity.

Verb

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

  1. To insert a catheter into a cavity.
    • These patients are taught to catheterize themselves at regular intervals.1985, Technologies for managing urinary incontinence

Forms of catheterize

third-person singular presentcatheterizes
present participlecatheterizing
past participlecatheterized
pastcatheterized
alternative formcatheterise

Origin of catheterize

From catheter + -ize.

Words formed from catheterize

Questions about catheterize

What does catheterize mean?
Catheterize means to insert a catheter into a cavity.
What part of speech is catheterize?
Catheterize is a verb.
How do you pronounce catheterize?
Catheterize is pronounced /ˈkæθətəɹaɪz/.
What is the past tense of catheterize?
The past tense of catheterize is catheterized.

Words near catheterize in the dictionary

  1. catheterisms
  2. catheterizability
  3. catheterizable
  4. catheterization
  5. catheterizations
  6. catheterize
  7. catheterized
  8. catheterizes
  9. catheterizing
  10. catheterless
  11. catheters

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