catheterization

catheterization

English

Alternative forms

• catheterisation

Etymology

catheter +‎ -ization

Noun

catheterization (countable and uncountable, plural catheterizations)

1. The procedure of introducing a catheter.

   Since the development of fiber optics, treatments utilizing catheterization have replaced some former surgical procedures.

Translations

the procedure of introducing a catheter

Finnish: katetrointi (fi) Galician: cateterismo (gl) m

Greek: καθετηριασμός (el) m (kathetiriasmós)