English
macrocatheter
From macro- + catheter.
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
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 A relatively large catheter
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macrocatheter