Medical Definition of Mandrin

1. A stiff wire or stylet inserted in the lumen of a soft catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure. Synonym: mandrel, mandril. Origin: Fr. Mandrin, mandrel (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mandrin

mandrake
mandrake
mandrakes
mandrake root
mandrel
mandrel
mandrels
mandril
mandrill
mandrill
mandrills
Mandrillus
Mandrillus leucophaeus
Mandrillus sphinx
mandrils
mandrin (current term)
manduca
Manduca
manducate
manducated
manducates
manducating
Manduca quinquemaculata
Manduca sexta
Manduca sexta
manduction
mane
mane
maneb
maned

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