Catheter /(?)/
Cath·e·ter
Catheter
n.
- The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine. (Med.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Eustachian catheter
- See under Eustachian.
- Prostatic catheter
- one adapted for passing an enlarged prostate.