noun
pl. -·lae· or -·las a tube, usually with a trocar, for insertion into body cavities or ducts, as for drainage
Origin of cannula
L, diminutive of canna: see canecannula
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cannula
also can·u·la
noun
pl. can·nu·las, or can·nu·lae also can·u·las or can·u·laeA flexible tube, usually containing a trocar at one end, that is inserted into a bodily cavity, duct, or vessel to drain fluid or administer a substance such as a medication.
Origin of cannula
Latin diminutive of canna reed ; see cane .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural cannulas or cannulae or cannulæ)
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cannula - Medical Definition
also canula (kăn′yə-lə)
n.
pl. cannulas or cannulae (-lē′)A flexible tube, usually containing a trocar at one end, that is inserted into a bodily cavity, duct, or vessel to drain fluid or administer a substance such as a medication.
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