[kan-yuh-luh] 
[-lee] . Surgery. | a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication. |
| can·nu·late also can·u·late (kān'yə-lāt') tr.v. can·nu·lat·ed also can·u·lat·ed, can·nu·lat·ing also can·u·lat·ing, can·nu·lates also can·u·lates To insert a cannula into (a bodily cavity, duct, or vessel), as for the drainage of fluid or the administration of medication. adj. Tubular; hollow. can'nu·la'tion n. |
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.
cannulation can·nu·la·tion (kān'yə-lā'shən) or can·nu·li·za·tion (-yə-lĭ-zā'shən)
n.
Insertion of a cannula.
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