catheter
noun/ˈkæθətə(r)/
/ˈkæθətər/
- a thin tube that is put into the body in order to remove liquid such as urineTopics Healthcarec2Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin, from Greek kathetēr, from kathienai ‘send or let down’.
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