1. to insert a catheter into a body cavity or blood vessel for medical purposes
Usage: medical

Examples

• The nurse will catheterize the patient before surgery.
• Doctors may need to catheterize patients who cannot urinate normally.
• The medical team decided to catheterize the patient’s bladder.
• It’s important to use sterile technique when you catheterize someone.
• The physician will catheterize the artery to perform the procedure.
• Nurses are trained to safely catheterize patients in various situations.