| CIS | carcinoma in situ; catheter-induced spasm; central inhibitory state; Chemical Information Service; c... |
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| CRI | Cardiac Risk Index; catheter-related infection; chronic renal insufficiency; chronic respiratory ins... |
| CRS | Carroll rating scale for depression; catheter-related sepsis; caudal regression syndrome; cervical s... |
| CSU | casualty staging unit; catheter specimen of urine; central statistical unit; clinical specialty unit... |
| CVC | central venous catheter |
| two-way catheter | A catheter with two lumens, allowing irrigation and aspiration. Synonym: two-way catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| female catheter | A short, nearly straight catheter for passage into the female bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fogarty catheter | A catheter with an inflatable balloon near its tip; used to remove arterial emboli and thrombi from major veins (e.g., iliofemoral) and to remove stones from the biliary ducts. Synonym: balloon-tip catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Foley catheter | <equipment> Flexible plastic tube inserted into the bladder to provide continuous urinary drainage. (12 Nov 1997) |