cannula
noun/ˈkænjələ/
/ˈkænjələ/
(plural cannulae
(medical)/ˈkænjəliː/
/ˈkænjəliː/
, cannulas)- a thin tube that is put into a vein or other part of the body, for example to give somebody medicine
- A cannula was then inserted into the vein.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin ‘small reed’, diminutive of canna from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin.Want to learn more?
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