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Whats a catheter?


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In medicine a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct or vessel. Catheters thereby allow drainage (MORE)

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A hollow flexible tube for insertion into a body cavity, duct, or vessel to allow the passage of fluids or distend a passageway.

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A catheter is a flexible or rigid hollow tube employed to drain fluids from body cavities or to distend body passages.

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