Catheterize (Verb)
Meaning
Insert a catheter into (a body part); "catheterize the patient's bladder".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The doctor will catheterize the patient's bladder to relieve the blockage.
- Nursing staff are trained to catheterize the urinary tract of patients with certain medical conditions.
- The patient will have to catheterize themselves on a daily basis to maintain bladder function.
- After the surgery, a doctor will catheterize the patient's urethra to drain the urine.
- Due to severe kidney stones, the procedure requires a doctor to catheterize the patient's kidney.