cateter

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === catéter (common misspelling and mispronunciation) catheter (obsolete) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin catheter, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ca‧te‧ter === Noun === cateter m (plural cateteres) (medicine) catheter (small tube inserted into a body cavity) ==== Usage notes ==== The prescribed form and pronunciation is cateter, based on its etymology. However, the word is pronounced with varying stress, both in Brazil and Portugal, leading to the proscribed spelling catéter. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “cateter”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cateter”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “cateter”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “cateter”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French cathéter. === Noun === cateter n (plural catetere) catheter ==== Declension ====