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catheter

noun
🔊/ˈkæθətə(r)/
🔊/ˈkæθətər/
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  1. a thin tube that is put into the body in order to remove liquid such as urine导管（如导尿管）Topics Medicinec2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin, from Greek kathetēr, from kathienai ‘send or let down’.