For Catheter we have terms and definitions in 22 topics. The topics are Baby, Bladder Cancer, Blood and Marrow Transplant, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diso, Diabetes, Ear Surgery, HIV and AIDs, Health, Incontinence, Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Di, Lymphoma, Medical, Microbiology, Multiple Sclerosis, Pituitary, Pregnancy, Prostate Cancer, Respiratory Disorders, Surgery and Urology.

Catheter (Baby)

a tube that is inserted into the bladder to provide for continuous drainage of urine during a cesarean section or after a difficult birth

Catheter (Bladder Cancer)

A small, flexible tube inserted into the body to inject or suck out fluids.

Catheter (Blood and Marrow Transplant)

Small, flexible plastic tube inserted into a portion of the body to administer or remove fluids

Catheter (Cancer)

A flexible tube used to deliver fluids into or withdraw fluids from the body.

Catheter (Colon Cancer)

A small tube that permits the passage of fluid into a body structure, like a vein, or out of the body, as with a urinary catheter.

Catheter (Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diso)

A tube that is placed into a body part to allow for materials to be passed into the body (such as drugs, fluids, nutrients) or allow flow out of the body (such as urine).

Catheter (Diabetes)

A hollow flexible tube used to infuse or drain fluids into or from the body. Example: A catheter is used to transfer insulin from an insulin pump to a needle that is placed in the skin of the person using an insulin pump.

Catheter (Ear Surgery)

A flexible, tubular instrument, used for the removal or insertion of fluids.

Catheter (HIV and AIDs)

A tube that allows access to the bloodstream and is left in place for an extended period of time. Catheters are also used for other purposes, such as draining the bladder.

Catheter (Health)

Tube passed through the body for draining fluids, injecting fluids into body cavities, and performing certain tests

Catheter (Incontinence)

A narrow flexible tube that is inserted into the urethra and into the bladder for the purpose of draining urine or performing diagnostic tests of bladder or urethral function.

Catheter (Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Di)

Thin, flexible tube that carries fluids into or out of the body.

Catheter (Lymphoma)

A flexible tube used to administer fluids into or withdraw fluids from the body.

Catheter (Medical)

A hollow, flexible tube inserted into the body to put in or take out fluid, or to open up or close blood vessels

Catheter (Microbiology)

Flexible tubular (rubber or plastic) instrument used for withdrawing fluids from (or introducing fluids into) a body cavity or vessel (e.g., urinary bladder catheter).

Catheter (Multiple Sclerosis)

A hollow, flexible tube, made of plastic or rubber, which can be inserted through the urinary opening into the bladder to drain excess urine that cannot be excreted normally.

Catheter (Pituitary)

A flexible, tubular surgical instrument. Used in body cavities or vessels for the removal or insertion of fluids.

Catheter (Pregnancy)

A catheter is a tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening.

Catheter (Prostate Cancer)

A hollow (usually flexible plastic) tube which can be used to drain fluids from or inject fluids into the body; in the case of prostate cancer, it is common for patients to have a transurethral catheter to drain urine for some time after treatment by surgery or some forms of radiation therapy

Catheter (Respiratory Disorders)

Thin, flexible medical tube; one use is to insert it into a blood vessel to measure blood pressure.

Catheter (Surgery)

A flexible tube used to drain fluid from or inject fluid into the body. The most common catheter is the Foley catheter, used to drain urine from the bladder.

Catheter (Urology)

A tube passed through the body for draining fluids or injecting them into body cavities. It may be made of elastic, elastic web, rubber, glass, metal, or plastic.

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