catheter

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n. 导管 [医] 导管

发音

UK /ˈkæθɪtə(ɹ)/
AU
US /ˈkæθɪtɚ/

词形变化

catheters 复数 catheters

别名

cath cath.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.

    导管

    医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

tube tubing

相关短语

Foley catheter indwelling catheter [医] 留置导管 Eustachian catheter [医] 咽鼓管导管

词源

Borrowed from French cathéter, from Late Latin cathetēr, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr, “surgical instrument for emptying the bladder”), from καθίημι (kathíēmi, “to descend, let down”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, suffix forming masculine nouns from verbs).

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