noun: A diminutive of the female given name Catherine.
verb: (medicine, transitive) To catheterize; to fit (someone) with a catheter.
noun: Clipping of cathode. [(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It usually, but not always, has a positive voltage.]
noun: Clipping of catheter. [(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.]