Prostatic catheter

Prostatic catheter
Catheter Cath"e*ter, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a thing let down or put in, catheter, fr. ? to send down, to let down; ? + ? to send.] (Med.) The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine. [1913 Webster]

{Eustachian catheter}. See under {Eustachian}.

{Prostatic catheter}, one adapted for passing an enlarged prostate. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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