Foley, Frederic Eugene Basil (1891–1966), American urologist. Foley in 1937 introduced an operation for stricture at the junction of the ureter and the kidney pelvis. The operation entailed the insertion of a rubber catheter now known as the Foley catheter.
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Foley catheter
noun Fo·ley catheter \ˈfō-lē-\
Medical Definition of FOLEY CATHETER
: a catheter with an inflatable balloon tip for retention in the bladder
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