cannulate

verb

1. to insert a cannula into

adjective

1. shaped like a cannula

Derived Forms

• ˌcannuˈlation, noun

Example Sentences

But Michaela said doctors struggled to keep him cannulated - when a tube is inserted into a vein for fluids or drugs - and after four days on intravenous antibiotics, Archie was discharged.

From BBC

The court heard that at about 15:30 BST, Child G was cannulated by doctors and placed on a Masimo monitor, a portable device that continually measures oxygen saturations and heart rate levels.

From BBC

This, if a fistula is present, may be best done with a blunt-pointed bistoury, or with a cannulated director and a scalpel.

From Project Gutenberg

It is traversed by veins of quartz, containing cannulated and often articulated prisms of rutile titanite two or three lines in diameter.

From Project Gutenberg