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ˈcatheterism Med. [ad. L. cathetērism-us (in Kersey 1708 21), a. Gr. καθετηρισµός, f. καθετήρ (see prec.).] The employment of a catheter.
1721Bailey Catheterism, the Operation of injecting any thing into the Bladder by a Catheter. 1839–47Todd Cycl. Anat. III. 924/1. 1844 Dufton Deafness 71 The application of catheterism to the Eustachian tube. So ˈcatheterize v. [cf. F. cathétériser], intr. to employ a catheter; also trans., to employ a catheter on (a patient); to introduce a catheter into; ˌcatheteriˈzation.
1849–52Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 1260/1 The patient..had been frequently the subject of catheterization. 1874Roosa Dis. Ear 38 Restoration of hearing by means of catheterization of the tube through the nose. 1881Syd. Soc. Lex. Catheterise, to introduce a catheter. 1887R. Harrison Surg. Disorders Urinary Organs (ed. 3) v. 60 If you are only accustomed to catheterise patients standing with their backs against a wall how can you expect to be dexterous with the lithotrite. 1908Practitioner Jan. 44 A true stricture,..forming an irregular channel, through which urine passes with difficulty, and which it is almost impossible to catheterise. 1954M. Campbell Urology II. xiii. 1472 Having catheterized the ureters, the specimens are collected. 1967S. Beckett No's Knife 83, I catheterize myself, unaided, with trembling hand. |