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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread cathect #122823 02/13/2004 4:47 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 A bit of obsolete Freudian jargon. Date: Tue Feb 20 00:26:18 EST 1996 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--cathect ca.thect \k*-'thekt\ vt [back-formation fr. cathectic] : to invest with libidinal energy Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: cathect #122824 02/14/2004 2:43 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Hmmmmm. I suspect that we'll soon see a medicine use this word as the basis for its brand name. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: cathect #122825 02/14/2004 4:47 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I wouldn't think it would be much of a seller. Sounds too much like catheter for my taste. Not real pleasant memories. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: catheter #122826 02/14/2004 5:37 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 2 entries found for catheter. To select an entry, click on it. catheterballoon catheter Main Entry: cath·e·ter Pronunciation: 'ka-th&-t&r, 'kath-t&r Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek kathetEr, from kathienai to send down, from kata- cata- + hienai to send -- more at JET : a tubular medical device for insertion into canals, vessels, passageways, or body cavities usually to permit injection or withdrawal of fluids or to keep a passage open Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 7 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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