Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English catheter, from French cathéter, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr, surgical instrument for emptying the bladder).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kátitér (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔) (medicine)

  1. catheter
    Synonyms: kandililya, kalilya

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • katiter”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018