| EV | electronic vehicle; emergency vehicle; enterovirus; epidermodysplasia verruciformis; estradiol valer... |
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| TAE | Trans-Arterial(-Catheter) Embolization Angiography와 동시에 Gel Form과 CTx Agent의 Mixed m... |
| BCA | balloon catheter angioplasty; bicinchoninic acid; blood color analyzer; Blue Cross Association; bran... |
| Cath | cathartic; catheter, catheterize |
| CBV | capillary blood cell velocity; catheter balloon valvuloplasty; central blood volume; cerebral blood ... |
| N.C.J. | needle catheter jejunostomy |
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| UAC | umbilical artery catheter |
| Gouley's catheter | A solid curved steel instrument grooved on its inferior surface so that it can be passed over a guide through a urethral stricture. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| peripherally inserted central catheter | <equipment> A catheter inserted into an arm vein and used for periods of up to three months. This catheter does not need to be surgically implanted and can be inserted at home by a trained nurse. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Robinson catheter | A straight urethral catheter with two to six holes to facilitate drainage, especially in the presence of blood clots which may occlude one or more openings. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pezzer catheter | See: de Pezzer catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phillips' catheter | A catheter with a filiform guide for the urethra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pigtail catheter | An angiographic catheter with a tightly curled end to reduce the impact of the injectant on the vessel wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| whistle-tip catheter | A catheter with an opening at the end and side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| winged catheter | A soft rubber catheter with little flaps at each side of the beak to retain it in the bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conical catheter | A catheter with a cone-shaped tip designed to dilate the ureter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prostatic catheter | A catheter with an angular bend near the beak; used to rise over prostatic obstruction. Synonym: catheter coude, prostatic catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hickman catheter | central venous catheter |
| self-retaining catheter | A catheter so constructed that it remains in urethra and bladder until removed, e.g., indwelling catheter; Foley catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spiral tip catheter | A catheter with a helical filiform tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nelaton's catheter | A flexible catheter of red rubber. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subclavian catheter | <equipment> Small, flexible plastic tube inserted into the large vein above the heart, through which drugs and blood products can be given and blood samples withdrawn painlessly. Synonym: central line, Hickman catheter. (12 Jan 1998) |