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Noun: catheterisation  ,ka-dhu-tu-ru'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,ka-dhu-tu-rI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: catheterization)
  1. The operation of introducing a catheter into the body
    "The patient underwent catheterisation to drain excess fluid";
    - catheterization

Derived forms: catheterisations

Type of: op [informal], operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process