catheter fever

noun

: fever ascribed to the passage of a urethral catheter and associated with infection of the bladder

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“Catheter fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/catheter%20fever. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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