catheterization
Wordthe medical procedure of putting a catheter into the body
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the medical procedure of putting a catheter into the body
to spread something out or apart
allowing liquid or gas to pass through
intended to prevent disease or infection
a medicine or substance that makes your body produce more urine
a person who sells goods in the street or from place to place
stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness
located under the skin
relating to the lower back
to add a quality, feeling, or flavor to something
different from what is normal or expected
to pronounce a sound with a strong puff of air
the pituitary gland
the use of force or pressure to get something
to make something wider or more open, or become wider or more open
one of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart
relating to cattle
to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops
lacking originality and sounding familiar in a dull way
the way heat or electricity moves through a material without the material itself moving
a serious confused state of mind, often caused by illness or fever
to produce and release a substance from a cell, gland, or organ
a place where medicines are prepared and given out
a long, narrow crack or opening in rock, earth, or another surface
a thin medical cloth used for covering wounds or stopping bleeding
the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing
in a way that is very careful and precise
in a way that is not normal or usual
a substance that lets electricity pass through it when dissolved in water or another liquid
feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because of illness, fever, or extreme tiredness
a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram
one of the air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose and eyes
relating to brothers or like the relationship between brothers
relating to the pancreas
the scientific study of light and how it behaves
relating to the kidneys
relating to the vagina
a long piece of cloth worn around the shoulders or over the head
the customers or clients of a business or professional service
a tool with two arms joined at one end, used for gripping and lifting things
easy to manage, control, or deal with
while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely
a thin layer or small amount of soft, light fibers or fluff
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
to cover or treat something so that heat, sound, or electricity cannot pass through easily
the process of removing bones from meat or fish
going or placed across something, especially at a right angle
a thick bed covering filled with soft material and stitched in a pattern
a large open area inside a building, often with a glass roof
covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around
a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation
the act of gently rubbing or stroking something
in a way that is enough or acceptable
to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment
to increase or make something greater in size, amount, or strength
to fill something up again
the rate at which something changes from one level to another
reacting quickly to a change or stimulus
containing salt or tasting like salt
to a smaller degree than something else; relatively
a person or thing that slows or stops a process
a sudden, brief burst of wind
spreading quickly in a way that causes harm or is unwanted
making you feel calm and relaxed
relating to blood vessels
to make someone very interested or curious
moving or walking with quick, light steps
the ability of something, especially a treatment or medicine, to produce the intended result
the act of putting a plant into a pot or container
violent, uneven movement in air or water that can shake a plane or boat
a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance
the large vein that carries blood from the upper body to the heart
describing two things that cannot both be true, happen, or exist at the same time
the lower left chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the body
make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry
past tense and past participle of shoot
a cucumber preserved in vinegar or brine
the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion
to make something thicker or to become thicker
to resign from an important job or public position
relating to diet or to the food you eat
the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something
involving or affecting two sides, especially two countries or groups
relating to the eyes or vision
imagined rather than real
a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance
cancer that begins in the pancreas
a structure in a cell that carries genes and passes on genetic information
the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics
communication or social dealings between people or groups
to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested
a man who is engaged to be married
used to say that something is not surprising
an informal way of asking what is new or how someone is doing
in a way that is shared by both sides or people
a group of wild boars
relating to the outer edge of something, or less important than the main part
an organ in the body that makes and releases chemicals
to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests
of or relating to the nose