guidewire

noun

Etymology

From guide + wire.

  1. inherited from *weh₁iros
  2. inherited from *wīraz
  3. inherited from wīr
  4. inherited from wir
  5. compounded as guidewire — “guide + wire

Definitions

  1. A wire used to restrict and control the movement of other equipment, such as a catheter…

    A wire used to restrict and control the movement of other equipment, such as a catheter being inserted into the body.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for guidewire. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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