guidewire
nounEtymology
From guide + wire.
- inherited from *weh₁iros✻
- inherited from *wīraz✻
- inherited from wīr
- inherited from wir
Definitions
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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