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Recent Examples of catheterization from the Web
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His specialty was cardiology with a sub-specialty in cardiac catheterization.
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He was rushed into the cardiac catheterization lab, where the doctors found blockages, and from there into surgery for an open-heart triple bypass procedure the same day.
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The hope is that those first responders can more quickly identify larger clots that may require catheterization.
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Radial access for catheterization has moved much more quickly in Europe, China and other parts of Asia.
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First Known Use of catheterization
circa 1852
Medical Dictionary
catheterization
noun
cath·e·ter·iza·tion
Medical Definition of catheterization
: the use of or insertion of a catheter (as in or into the bladder, trachea, or heart)
catheterize
or Britishcatheterise
\ˈkath-ət-ə-ˌrīz, ˈkath-tə-\play transitive verbcatheterized
or Britishcatheterised
;catheterizing
or Britishcatheterising
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Britannica English: Translation of catheterization for Arabic speakers
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