English

angiocatheter

From angio- + catheter.

Ancient Greek ἄγγος ‘vessel’

Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον ‘vessel, urn, pot’

Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- ‘to throw’

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Ancient Greek καθίημι ‘to descend, let down’

Ancient Greek καθετήρ ‘surgical instrument for emptying the bladder’

Late Latin cathetēr

French cathéter

Today it means

noun A catheter inserted into a blood vessel.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / angiocatheter