GC: n

S: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291522-726X (last access: 3 September 2014); NAVARRO p. 163.

N: 1. From “catheter” (n.): c.1600, from French cathéter, from Late Latin catheter “a catheter,” from Greek katheter “surgical catheter,” literally “anything let down,” from stem of kathienai “to let down, thrust in,” from kata “down” (see cata-) + stem of hienai “to send” (see jet (v.)). Earlier was cathirum (early 15c.), directly from Medieval Latin. Related: Catheterization; catheterized; catheterizing.
2. Catheterization, Threading of a flexible tube (catheter) through a channel in the body to inject drugs or a contrast medium, measure and record flow and pressures, inspect structures, take samples, diagnose disorders, or clear blockages. A cardiac catheter, passed into the heart through an artery or vein (the incision is often in the groin), can also carry pacemaker electrodes. A bladder catheter goes through the urethra into the bladder.

S: 1. OED – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=catheterization&searchmode=none (last access: 3 September 2014). 2. EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/topic/catheterization (last access: 21 September 2015).

GV: catheterisation

S: http://www.guideline.gov/content.aspx?id=36631 (last access: 21 September 2015); COSNAUTAS (last access: 21 September 2015).

SYN: catherisation, catherization.

S: NAVARRO p. 163; COSNAUTAS (last access: 21 September 2015).

CR: cardiac catheterization, catheter, stent.