cath

name

1. A diminutive of the female given name Catherine.

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of cathode.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of catheter.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of cathinone.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of Catholic.

verb

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ambitransitive, clipping, informal)Clipping of catheterize (“to insert a cath(eter) into a cavity”).

   “At the spina bifida camp, we've had about twenty-five kids lining up outside the "Med Shed," needing to be cathed before breakfast.”

   “Unlike Sharon, Sherry Adele was able to return to self-cathing after delivery.”