- a variation of cannula.
canula
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Finally, at 03:00 a canula was inserted in my hand and the antibiotics began to flow.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2023
The trachea must be divided and tamponed by a Trendelenburg canula, after which the larynx must be carefully dissected out.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
Ferri's Instruments:--20 a, hollow probe or canula with screw; b, canula with rounded end alone; c, screw; 21, 22, Alphonsinum or grasping instrument for the removal of foreign bodies; 23, curved needle.
From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.
This little instrument," Kennedy explained, "which I have here is known as a canula, a little canal, for leading off blood from the veins of one person to another—in other words, blood transfusion.
From The Dream Doctor by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
The canula was then drawn out with due precaution against the reflux of air.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
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