Catheterise (Verb)
Meaning
Insert a catheter into (a body part); "catheterize the patient's bladder".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The nurse was trained to catheterise a patient's bladder in emergency situations.
- To relieve the severe discomfort, the doctor decided to catheterise the patient's urinary tract.
- The medical team made the decision to catheterise the patient as soon as possible to avoid further complications.
- When the patient's bladder became distended, the doctor had to catheterise it immediately to drain the urine.
- The nurse carefully catheterised the patient's urethra to insert the medication directly into the bladder.