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catheter (kath-i-ter) A tubular instrument to allow passage of fluid from or into a body cavity. Especially a catheter designed to be passed through the urethra into the bladder to drain it of retained urine. A flexible, hollow plastic or rubber tube that may be passed into a blood vessel to withdraw fluids or inject medicine or contrast materials. Return to article