catheterisation

Thân thiện

A doctor performs a catheterisation procedure in a hospital room.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The medical procedure of inserting a catheter into a body cavity, duct, or vessel: This term specifically refers to the clinical operation of introducing a thin, flexible tube (a catheter) into the body, typically to drain fluids, administer medication, or allow for diagnostic examination.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient required urgent catheterisation to drain the bladder.
  • Cardiac catheterisation is a common diagnostic procedure for heart conditions.

Advanced Usage

• "To undergo catheterisation": to have the procedure performed on oneself.
  • The patient had to undergo catheterisation before the surgery.

Variants and Related Words

• Catheterize (verb): To perform the action of inserting a catheter.
  • The nurse will catheterize the patient.
• Catheter (noun): The flexible tube itself that is inserted.
  • A urinary catheter was used.

Synonyms

• Cannulation (though this often refers more specifically to inserting a cannula into a vein).
• Catheter insertion.

Related Phrases

• Cardiac catheterisation: A specific procedure where a catheter is threaded into the heart via blood vessels.
• Urinary catheterisation: The insertion of a catheter into the bladder via the urethra.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the operation of introducing a catheter into the body

Từ đồng nghĩa

• catheterization