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Noun: catheterization  ,ka-dhu-tu-ru'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,ka-dhu-tu-rI'zey-shun [Brit]
  1. The operation of introducing a catheter into the body
    - catheterisation [Brit]

Derived forms: catheterizations

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

Encyclopedia: Catheterization, swan-ganz