When a flexible tube is inserted through the urethra to the bladder to drain urine, it is called:

A) urinary catheterization
B) urinary endoscopy
C) urinary tract infection
D) urinary retention


A
Explanation: The term catheter is from the Greek word katheter, which means "to send down," so named because it is a flexible tube that lets urine down from the urinary bladder.

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