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

The bionic pancreas, a credit card-sized device called an iLet, monitors a person’s levels around the clock and automatically delivers insulin when needed through a tiny cannula, a thin tube inserted into the body.

From MIT Technology Review

The patient was far from needing a ventilator, and with his blood oxygen saturation around 95%, he wasn’t eligible for a nasal cannula under the current rationing orders.

From ProPublica

Attached to the handle was a thumb-rest and a tube for removing or adding fluids and a perforator within the cannula.

From Project Gutenberg

Inside the cannula is fixed by oxidation an obturator, which carries on its end a small handle fixed on in T-fashion.

From Project Gutenberg

The iodoform is injected by means of a glass-barrelled syringe, which is firmly screwed on to the cannula.

From Project Gutenberg

Wind colic may need prompt use of the trocar and cannula to puncture high up in the right flank for liberation of gas.

From Project Gutenberg

The tube, thus prepared, was connected with the artery by a fine cannula, exactly fitting the artery.

From Project Gutenberg

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