verb
- inserting a catheter (a thin tube) into a body cavity or vessel, typically for medical purposes such as drainage or medication delivery
Usage: medical/clinical term; British English spelling (American: catheterizing); present participle or gerund form of catheterise
Examples
- The nurse is catheterising the patient to monitor urine output.
- Catheterising the artery allows doctors to deliver medication directly to the heart.
- The procedure involves catheterising the bladder to relieve urinary retention.
- Before catheterising, the medical team sterilises the insertion site.
- Catheterising patients requires proper training and sterile technique.