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can⋅u⋅la

[kan-yuh-luh]
–noun, plural -las, -lae [-lee] . Surgery.
cannula.

can⋅nu⋅la

[kan-yuh-luh]
–noun, plural -las, -lae [-lee] . Surgery.
a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.
Also, canula.


Origin:
1675–85; < NL, L: small reed, equiv. to cann(a) cane + -ula -ule


can⋅nu⋅la⋅tion, noun
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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.]
can·u·la   (kān'yə-lə)   
n.  Variant of cannula.
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Main Entry: can·nu·la
Variant: also can·u·la /'kan-y&-l&/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural can·nu·las or can·nu·lae /-"lE, -"lI/
: a small tube for insertion into a body cavity, duct, or vessel

Main Entry: canula
variant of CANNULA
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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.

canula can·u·la (kān'yə-lə)
n.
Variant of cannula.

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