English
catheterization
From catheter + -ization.
A compound of catheter + -ization
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
English catheter
Today it means
noun The procedure of introducing a catheter.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / catheterization