cannula

[ kan-yuh-luh ]
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noun,plural can·nu·las, can·nu·lae [kan-yuh-lee]. /ˈkæn yəˌli/. Surgery.
  1. a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.

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Origin of cannula

1
First recorded in 1675–85; from New Latin, Latin: “small reed,” equivalent to cann(a) “reed, cane” + -ula diminutive suffix; see origin at cane, -ule
  • Sometimes can·u·la .

Other words from cannula

  • can·nu·la·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for cannula

cannula

canula

/ (ˈkænjʊlə) /


nounplural -las or -lae (-ˌliː)
  1. surgery a narrow tube for insertion into a bodily cavity, as for draining off fluid, introducing medication, etc

Origin of cannula

1
C17: from Latin: a small reed, from canna a reed

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