catheter: a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
tube: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
kuomintang: the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan