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  • verb Present participle of catheterize.

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Examples

  • She started in 1946 as a receptionist in the lab, where she helped out by catheterizing male frogs to get the urine specimens used in pregnancy tests at the time.

    26 Years on the Job and Not One Sick Day Sue Shellenbarger 2012

  • It also says something about “catheterizing a cat”, which is weird.

    The Tail Section » Lost Finale Analysis - The Journal 2007

  • Is it time to think about catheterizing or using a bedpan sometimes?

    This is now: survival, eating ashes and going on Elizabeth McClung 2009

  • Do not go too long without catheterizing, and do not stop catheterizing altogether.

    1) Head Control and Use of Senses 1999

  • Dr. Michael O'Leary, senior urologic surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, suggested that having people sit down to urinate or catheterizing them would be other options to obtaining the necessary urine sample.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2011

  • Dr. Michael O'Leary, senior urologic surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, suggested that having people sit down to urinate or catheterizing them would be other options to obtaining the necessary urine sample.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2011

  • She cared for Maro 24 hours a day -- checking his equipment, moving his legs, arms, and neck every few hours, and feeding, bathing, and catheterizing him.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • Given the choice between surgically augmenting her bladder so it would empty through her belly button or catheterizing her themselves, they chose the latter.

    Celebrity Baby Blog 2009

  • It has been a huge commitment, with the couple catheterizing Sophie every three hours.

    Celebrity Baby Blog 2009

  • "We've done catheterizing in our school buildings for a number of years."

    The News-Gazette Local Stories 2009

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