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Definition of catheter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

catheter

noun
 
/ˈkæθətə(r)/
 
/ˈkæθətər/
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  1. a thin tube that is put into the body in order to remove liquid such as urineTopics Healthcarec2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin, from Greek kathetēr, from kathienai ‘send or let down’.
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