cannula
a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.
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Origin of cannula
1- Sometimes can·u·la .
Other words from cannula
- can·nu·la·tion, noun
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How to use cannula in a sentence
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.
A bionic pancreas could solve one of the biggest challenges of diabetes | Rhiannon Williams | September 28, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewThe 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.
The Broken Front Line | by Ava Kofman, photography by Kendrick Brinson and David Walter Banks | April 7, 2021 | ProPublicaAttached to the handle was a thumb-rest and a tube for removing or adding fluids and a perforator within the cannula.
Inside the cannula is fixed by oxidation an obturator, which carries on its end a small handle fixed on in T-fashion.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times | John Stewart MilneThe iodoform is injected by means of a glass-barrelled syringe, which is firmly screwed on to the cannula.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Wind colic may need prompt use of the trocar and cannula to puncture high up in the right flank for liberation of gas.
Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry | Pratt Food Co.The tube, thus prepared, was connected with the artery by a fine cannula, exactly fitting the artery.
Experiments on Animals | Stephen Paget
British Dictionary definitions for cannula
canula
/ (ˈkænjʊlə) /
surgery a narrow tube for insertion into a bodily cavity, as for draining off fluid, introducing medication, etc
Origin of cannula
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