Urinary Catheterization
| Definition: |
Employment or passage of a catheter into the bladder (urethral c.) or kidney (ureteral c.) for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. |
| Notes: |
do not use /util except by MeSH definition; coord IM with specific site (NIM) if pertinent; DF: URINARY CATH |
| Also Called: |
Catheterization, Ureteral,Catheterization, Urethral |
Urinary Catheterization Definitions and Terms
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