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microcatheter noun[ C ] medical specializeduk /ˌmaɪ.krəʊˈkæθ.ə.tər/ us /ˌmaɪ.kroʊˈkæθ.ə.t̬ɚ/ a long, extremely thin tube used to put things into, or take things out of, very narrow parts of the body: 微导管 The microcatheter is carefully guided into the carotid artery.将微导管小心导入颈动脉。 Microcatheters can be used when treating blood vessels of extremely small size. To treat an aneurysm, the surgeon first places a microcatheter into the interior space of the aneurysm. The microcatheter was used for insertion of a thin light-guiding optical-fiber device connected to a laser device. The implant procedure begins by placing a microcatheter into an artery in the groin and then passing it up into the brain. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Medical & surgical equipment AED arthroscope aspirator balloon catheter bioengineer catheter EKG endoscopic extracorporeal membrane oxygenation face mask FDG first aid kit magnetic resonance imaging stenting syringe syringe driver thermal blanket tomography tongue depressor ventilator |