cath

See also: Cath

English

Etymology

Clippings.

Noun

cath (plural caths)

1. Clipping of cathode.
2. (medicine) Clipping of catheter.
3. (drug slang) Clipping of cathinone.
4. Clipping of Catholic.

Derived terms

• angiocath
• vas cath

Verb

cath (third-person singular simple present caths, present participle cathing, simple past and past participle cathed)

1. (medicine, transitive) To catheterize; to fit (someone) with a catheter.
   • 2004, Adrian Sandler, Living with Spina Bifida, page 160:

     At the spina bifida camp, we've had about twenty-five kids lining up outside the "Med Shed," needing to be cathed before breakfast.

   • 2010, Judith Rogers, The Disabled Woman's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth:

     Unlike Sharon, Sherry Adele was able to return to self-cathing after delivery.

Anagrams

• ACTH, CHAT, chat, tach