angiocath

English

Etymology

From angio- + cath, originally from brand name Angiocath.

Noun

angiocath (plural angiocaths)

  1. (medicine) A shielded intravenous catheter.
    • 1970, Drug Intelligence & Clinical Pharmacy, page 184:
      Trainees will be required to gain proficiency in venipunctures, angiocaths and medicut in our laboratory.
    • 1988, Robert A. Harrell, ‎Gary S. Firestein, ‎Mark W. Woodruff, The effective scutboy: the principles and practice of scut, page 85:
      There are two basic types of IV apparatus: butterflies and angiocaths.
    • 2015, Joel E. Abbott et al., “A clever technique for placement of a urinary catheter over a wire”, in Urology Annals, volume 7, DOI:10.4103/0974-7796.157959:
      This technique may be performed with any style catheter and an 18 (or larger) gauge angiocath
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