Cannula definition

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cannula cannulas canulae canulas
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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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A tube, usually with a trocar, for insertion into body cavities or ducts, as for drainage.
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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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(medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.
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(aviation) A hose or tube that connects directly to an oxygen (O2) bottle/source from the user's nose, commonly used by aircraft pilots or others needing direct oxygen breathing apparatus.
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Alternative Form of cannula - canula

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Noun

Singular:
cannula
Plural:
cannul, cannulas

Origin of cannula

  • Latin diminutive of canna reed cane

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin cannula (“small or low reed”), diminutive of canna (“cane, reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna, “reed”).

    From Wiktionary

Cannula Sentence Examples

  • The doctor is normally the person responsible for inserting an intravenous cannula.

  • Arterial blood sampling Blood can be drawn from an artery either via an indwelling arterial cannula or by direct arterial puncture.

  • Having shaved the rabbit they commence work to insert the cannula during which the rabbit jumps.

  • The surgeon places a cannula / plastic tube into the jugular vein through a small incision in the neck.

  • Lorraine At the hospital I train at we also use the gray cannula.

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