cannula
noun
a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.
cannulae
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pluralof cannula.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They hooked me up to a rebreathing bag and put nasal cannulae up my nose that pumped in pure oxygen.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2020
I ripped it off, only to find it was my rebreathing bag and nasal cannulae.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2020
The infusion cannulae remained in place for 1 min after the infusion.
From Nature ● Mar. 21, 2017
First Litwak and his team insert two cannulae, or tubes, of flexible silicone into the patient's open chest.
From Time Magazine Archive
Babies labor under a special handicap in their inefficient bechic expulsion and especially in their small cannulae which are so readily occluded.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
