catheterize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb insert a catheter into (a body part)
    catheterise.
    • catheterize the patient's bladder

WordNet


Cath"e*ter*ize transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Catheterized ; present participle & verbal noun Catheterizing
Definitions
  1. (Med.) To operate on with a catheter. Dunglison.

Webster 1913