Intermittent Urethral Catheterization (definition)

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ψ	Intermittent Urethral Catheterization

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Definition: Insertion of a catheter into the urethra to drain the urine from the bladder at intervals as needed.

Other names Urethral Self-Catheterizations; Urethral Self Catheterization; Urethral Catheterizations, Intermittent; Urethral Catheterization, Intermittent; Self-Catheterizations, Urethral; Self-Catheterization, Urethral; Intermittent Urethral Catheterizations; Catheterizations, Intermittent Urethral; Catheterization, Intermittent Urethral; Urethral Self-Catheterization; Clean Intermittent Catheterization

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