CATHETERISATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The operation of introducing a catheter into the body

Synonyms:

catheterisation; catheterization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("catheterisation" is a kind 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)

Derivation:

catheterise (insert a catheter into (a body part))

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