cannula

[ kan-yuh-luh ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural can·nu·las, can·nu·lae [kan, -y, uh, -lee].

1. a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.

cannula

/ ˈkænjʊlə /

noun

1. surgery a narrow tube for insertion into a bodily cavity, as for draining off fluid, introducing medication, etc

Other Words From

• cannu·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannula¹

First recorded in 1675–85; from New Latin, Latin: “small reed,” equivalent to cann(a) “reed, cane” + -ula diminutive suffix; cane, -ule

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannula¹

C17: from Latin: a small reed, from canna a reed

Example Sentences

Ms Wisniewska then uses a scalpel to make a small hole and inserts a long cannula attached to a suction machine on the floor and begins to suck out fat.

From BBC

"He spent the next few weeks hooked up to antibiotics and fluids. His tiny veins kept collapsing from the cannulas," she said.

From BBC

I received the chemotherapy through a cannula in the back of my hand alongside about half-a-dozen other patients in a ward at the local hospital in Dumfries.

From BBC

It weighs between 60 and 200 pounds depending on the model, and is attached to the child with two cannulas almost as large as garden hoses.

From Science Daily

“I don’t know how long I’ll indefinitely need the oxygen,” she added while gesturing toward her nasal cannula, “but you have no idea how blessed and how grateful I was for this holiday season.”

From Los Angeles Times

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