The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002.
catheterization
(kath-uh-tuhr-uh-ZAY-shuhn) Insertion of a catheter into the body. Common types of this procedure include cardiac catheterization, in which a catheter is inserted into the heart through a vein in the arm to diagnose heart disease, and urinary bladder catheterization, in which a catheter is inserted into the urethra to permit urine to flow out of the urinary bladder.
