Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-catheterization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
self---catheter-i-za-tion
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The insertion of a catheter by oneself without the aid of a specialist.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From self- + catheterization.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-catheterizations (plural) self-catheterisation (alternative)

Questions

What does self-catheterization mean?
The insertion of a catheter by oneself without the aid of a specialist.
Where does self-catheterization come from?
From self- + catheterization.

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