[kan-yuh-luh] 
[-lee] . Surgery. | a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication. |
| can·nu·la also can·u·la (kān'yə-lə) n. pl. can·nu·las also can·u·las or can·nu·lae also can·u·lae (-lē') A flexible tube, usually containing a trocar at one end, that is inserted into a bodily cavity, duct, or vessel to drain fluid or administer a substance such as a medication. [Latin, diminutive of canna, reed; see cane.] |
cannula can·nu·la or can·u·la (kān'yə-lə)
n. pl. can·nu·las or can·nu·lae (-lē')
A flexible tube, usually containing a trocar at one end, that is inserted into a bodily cavity, duct, or vessel to drain fluid or administer a substance such as a medication.
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