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tubing vs catheter

catheter vs tubing

tubing and catheter both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tubing Yes No No No
catheter Yes No No No
As nouns, catheter is a hyponym of tubing; that is, catheter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tubing:
  • tubing: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
  • catheter: a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
Other hyponyms of tubing include barrel, gun barrel, blow tube, blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe, blowtube, cannula, capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing, cigarette holder, coil, chromatography column, column, drain, hose, hosepipe, inner tube, mouthpiece, pea shooter, pipage, pipe, piping, pipe, tobacco pipe, silencer, siphon, syphon, speaking tube, stem, stent, drinking straw, straw, test tube, torpedo tube, venturi, well point, wellpoint, water tube, watertube.
tubing (noun) catheter (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
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