catheter• He was taken off the ventilator, although he still had the tracheostomy and a catheter for his urine.• Many of the birds are being hydrated with electrolytes via a catheter and kept warm on heating pads to treat hypothermia.• It will initially target the medicalcommunity, producing rubbergloves and catheters, he said.• After an overnight fast of at least 10 hours, an 18 gaugecatheter was placed in an antecubital vein for blood sampling.• The first allegation was that a misplacedcatheter gave misleading readings of oxygenpressure.• The tip of the catheter was positioned directly on the gestational sac.• Case 1-2 A patient with urinaryretention is admitted to the hospital and a urethral catheter is placed.• If used, hydrochloric acid must be given slowly through a centralvenouscatheter.
Origincatheter
(1600-1700)Late LatinGreek, from kathienai“to send down”, from kata- ( → CATACLYSM) + hienai“to send”