Definition of catheterization
:the use of or introduction of a catheter (as in or into the bladder, trachea, or heart)
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In the cardiac-catheterization lab, a cardiologist fed a narrow tube through a blood vessel and injected a dye to illuminate the arteries supplying her heart.
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More calcification gradually developed, and was found over much of the surface of Steele's heart when emergency surgery was performed after a physician accidentally perforated his heart during a catheterization in February.
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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
variants:
or British
catheterisation
play
\ˌkath-ət-ə-rə-ˈzā-shən, ˌkath-tə-rə-\
medical Definition of catheterization
:the use of or insertion of a catheter (as in or into the bladder, trachea, or heart)
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catheterize
or British catheterise play \ˈkath-ət-ə-ˌrīz, ˈkath-tə-\ transitive verb catheterizatized or British catheterizatised; catheterizatizing or British catheterizatisingLearn More about catheterization
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Britannica English: Translation of catheterization for Arabic speakers
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