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catheter

noun

B2CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

A thin tube inserted into the body to drain fluid or give treatment.

A catheter was fitted to drain the bladder.

Topic: Procedures in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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