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Catheter vs Conduit - What's the difference?

catheter | conduit |

As nouns the difference between catheter and conduit

is that catheter is a small tube inserted into a body cavity to remove fluid, create an opening, distend a passageway or administer a drug while conduit is a pipe or channel for conveying water etc.

catheter

English

(wikipedia catheter)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to remove fluid, create an opening, distend a passageway or administer a drug

    • Derived terms

    {{der3, catheterization , catheterize , transcatheter , catheterism}}

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    conduit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pipe or channel for conveying water etc.
  • A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled; a type of raceway.
  • A means by which something is transmitted.
  • (finance) An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off-balance sheet bank assets.

    • Derived terms

    * conduit bender

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