0 a long, very thin tube used to take liquids out of the body
1 a thin tube put into the body temporarily to help remove a liquid or to put in medicine
A catheter was inserted into the bladder, tied in place and left in position for about eight weeks.
He was in a wheelchair unable to walk, unable to control his legs or arms very well, was unable to control his bladder and required a catheter.
It is necessary to use the catheter if retention of urine occurs.
On the fourth day she passed urine spontaneously, and the catheter was never again used.
The doctor had much difficulty in inserting the smallest catheter, and it caused intense pain and suffering.
The balloon catheter was replaced by the end-hole catheter and angiography repeated.
The catheter was removed and the guide-wire was left in the distal vessel.
A catheter is introduced via the femoral artery and directed into the target vessel under image control.
