1. thin flexible tubes inserted into the body to remove fluids or deliver medication
Usage: medical

Examples

• The nurse inserted catheters to drain fluid from the patient’s lungs.
• Urinary catheters help patients who cannot urinate normally.
• The doctor used catheters to deliver chemotherapy directly to the tumor.
• Heart catheters allow surgeons to perform procedures without open surgery.
• The hospital sterilizes all catheters before use.
• Patients with catheters require careful monitoring to prevent infection.