cannulation
noun/ˌkænjuˈleɪʃn/
/ˌkænjuˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable] (medical)- the act of putting a thin tube into a part of somebody's body
- The time elapsing from beginning to search for an appropriate vein until successful cannulation was 20 seconds.
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