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catheter

cath·e·ter [ káthətər ] (plural cath·e·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
thin tube used in medicine: a thin flexible tube that is inserted into a part of the body to inject or drain away fluid or to keep a passage open

[Early 17th century. Via late Latin< Greek kathetēr< kathienai "send down" < hienai "send"]
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