balloon catheter
balloon catheter
nounDefinition of BALLOON CATHETER
: a catheter with an inflatable tip that serves especially to hold the catheter in place or to expand a partly closed or obstructed bodily passage or tube (as a coronary artery) —called also balloon-tipped catheter
First Known Use of BALLOON CATHETER
1952
Learn More About BALLOON CATHETER
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: balloon cloth
Previous Word in the Dictionary: balloonberry
All Words Near: balloon catheter
Previous Word in the Dictionary: balloonberry
All Words Near: balloon catheter
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up balloon catheter? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
