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8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
originBorrowed from French cathéter, from Late Latin cathetēr, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr, “surgical instrument for emptying the bladder”), from καθίημι (kathíēmi, “to descend, let down”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, suffix forming masculine nouns from verbs).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Also spells
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