"cath" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caths [plural]
Etymology: Clippings of various words, based on their shared suffix cath-, primarily from Ancient Greek κᾰθ’ (kăth’), κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ, whence English cata-); the cath- in cathinone is from Catha, the genus name of Catha edulis, a Latinization of Arabic قات (qāt), the plant's native name (whence English khat). Etymology templates: {{lg|Clipping}} Clipping, {{m+|en|cata-}} English cata-, {{der|en|grc|κᾰθ’,κᾰτᾰ́|pos=whence English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">cata-</i>}} Ancient Greek κᾰθ’ (kăth’), κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ, whence English cata-), {{der|en|ar|قات}} Arabic قات (qāt), {{m+|en|khat}} English khat Head templates: {{en-noun}} cath (plural caths)
  1. Clipping of cathode. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: cathode
    Sense id: en-cath-en-noun-sughZzx1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 34 13 28
  2. (medicine, informal) Clipping of catheter. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: catheter
    Sense id: en-cath-en-noun-Zqx~RhZu Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 34 13 28 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (drug slang) Clipping of cathinone. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: cathinone
    Sense id: en-cath-en-noun-4Kefx1Uz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 34 13 28
  4. Clipping of Catholic. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Catholic
    Sense id: en-cath-en-noun-M58YGV6o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Roman Catholicism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 34 13 28 Disambiguation of Roman Catholicism: 14 13 14 50 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: angiocath, vas cath

Verb

Forms: caths [present, singular, third-person], cathing [participle, present], cathed [participle, past], cathed [past]
Etymology: Clippings of various words, based on their shared suffix cath-, primarily from Ancient Greek κᾰθ’ (kăth’), κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ, whence English cata-); the cath- in cathinone is from Catha, the genus name of Catha edulis, a Latinization of Arabic قات (qāt), the plant's native name (whence English khat). Etymology templates: {{lg|Clipping}} Clipping, {{m+|en|cata-}} English cata-, {{der|en|grc|κᾰθ’,κᾰτᾰ́|pos=whence English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">cata-</i>}} Ancient Greek κᾰθ’ (kăth’), κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ, whence English cata-), {{der|en|ar|قات}} Arabic قات (qāt), {{m+|en|khat}} English khat Head templates: {{en-verb}} cath (third-person singular simple present caths, present participle cathing, simple past and past participle cathed)
  1. (medicine, informal, ambitransitive) Clipping of catheterize (“to insert a cath(eter) into a cavity”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ambitransitive, clipping, informal Alternative form of: catheterize (extra: (“to insert a cath(eter) into a cavity”))
    Sense id: en-cath-en-verb-jima5jhY Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 34 13 28 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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