catheterization
noun
cath·e·ter·i·za·tion
ˌka-thə-tə-rə-ˈzā-shən 
ˌkath-tə-rə-
: the use of or introduction of a catheter (as in or into the bladder, trachea, or heart)
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Left heart catheterization: This procedure helps measure how well your heart is functioning.
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Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Hybrid surgical/catheter: This procedure combines catheterization with thoracoscopic surgery that involves a few small incisions in the abdomen.
—Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Three others said the heart catheterization was appropriate.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
Researchers continue to develop novel treatments and techniques, such as using cross-sectional imaging for catheterization or new fetal surgeries.17
Summary
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are abnormalities of the heart’s structure that are present at birth.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2024
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Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Hybrid surgical/catheter: This procedure combines catheterization with thoracoscopic surgery that involves a few small incisions in the abdomen.
—Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Three others said the heart catheterization was appropriate.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
Researchers continue to develop novel treatments and techniques, such as using cross-sectional imaging for catheterization or new fetal surgeries.17
Summary
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are abnormalities of the heart’s structure that are present at birth.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Catheterization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catheterization. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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catheterization
noun
cath·e·ter·iza·tion
variants
or British catheterisation
: the use of or insertion of a catheter (as in or into the bladder, trachea, or heart)
catheterize
transitive verb
or British catheterise
catheterized or British catheterised; catheterizing or British catheterising
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