'Catheter' definitions:
Definition of 'catheter'
(from WordNet)
noun
A thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
Definition of 'Catheter'
From: GCIDE
- Catheter \Cath"e*ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a thing let down or put in, catheter, fr. ? to send down, to let down; ? + ? to send.] (Med.) The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine. [1913 Webster]
- Eustachian catheter. See under Eustachian.
- Prostatic catheter, one adapted for passing an enlarged prostate. [1913 Webster] Catheterism
Synonyms of 'catheter'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjutage,
- drainpipe,
- efflux tube,
- fire hose,
- flue pipe,
- funnel,
- garden hose,
- gas pipe,
- hose,
- hosepipe,
- nipple,
- organ pipe,
- pipe,
- pipeline,
- pipette,
- piping,
- reed,
- reed pipe,
- siamese,
- siamese connection,
- siphon,
- snorkel,
- soil pipe,
- standpipe,
- steam pipe,
- stem,
- straw,
- tap,
- tube,
- tubing,
- tubulation,
- tubule,
- tubulet,
- tubulure,
- waste pipe,
- water pipe