This appears to be a non-standard or possibly erroneous plural form; the correct plural of cathetus is catheti.
This form does not appear in standard English dictionaries or classical Latin/Greek sources. It may be a variant or obsolete form.
Sometimes language gets complicated when ancient Greek and Latin terms meet modern English pluralization—most English speakers just say 'the sides of a right triangle' instead!
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