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(), 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. Eustachian catheter. See under Eustachian. Prostatic catheter, one adapted for passing an enlarged prostate. スポンサード リンク
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