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cannula

American  
[kan-yuh-luh] / ˈkæn yə lə /
Sometimes canula

noun

Surgery.

plural

cannulas, cannulae

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

cannula British  
/ ˈkænjʊlə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • cannulation noun

Etymology

Origin of cannula

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

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