catheter
noun
cath·e·ter
ˈka-thə-tər 
ˈkath-tər
: a tubular medical device for insertion into canals, vessels, passageways, or body cavities usually to permit injection or withdrawal of fluids or to keep a passage open compare balloon catheter
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However, two years prior, he was accidentally kicked during a Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen, damaging his kidney and leaving him playing with a catheter for two years, which impacted his career.
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Ajay Rose, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The cardiology team made a small puncture of David’s right radial artery and threaded a catheter up into his coronary arteries.
—Budd Shenkin, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
During the procedure, which lasts about 15 minutes, a solution of medications is inserted into their bladder via a catheter to reduce inflammation.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024
Due to this risk, before your Botox procedure for bladder incontinence, your healthcare provider will talk with you about the possibility of temporarily using a urinary catheter if needed.
—Rosanna Sutherby, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
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Ajay Rose, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The cardiology team made a small puncture of David’s right radial artery and threaded a catheter up into his coronary arteries.
—Budd Shenkin, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
During the procedure, which lasts about 15 minutes, a solution of medications is inserted into their bladder via a catheter to reduce inflammation.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024
Due to this risk, before your Botox procedure for bladder incontinence, your healthcare provider will talk with you about the possibility of temporarily using a urinary catheter if needed.
—Rosanna Sutherby, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
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catheter
noun
cath·e·ter
ˈkath-ət-ər, ˈkath-tər
: a tubular medical device for insertion into canals, vessels, passageways, or body cavities for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes (as to permit injection or withdrawal of fluids or to keep a passage open)
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