cannula
noun
can·nu·la
ˈkan-yə-lə 
plural cannulas or cannulae
ˈkan-yə-ˌlē
-ˌlī
: a small tube for insertion into a body cavity or into a duct or vessel
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During the surgery, her doctor, John Sampson, allegedly punctured her liver, bladder and intestines with a cannula, a tube primarily used for removing fluid from the body, states a lawsuit filed Monday in Miami-Dade County court.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024
During liposuction, doctors use a metal rod called a cannula to remove fat through a surgical incision, plunging the instrument in and out of the patient’s body.
—Daniel Chang, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
Using a small tube called a cannula, researchers took samples from the pigs’ small intestine.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2024
Your surgeon will make small incisions around your jaw joint and insert cannulas.
—Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 15 July 2022
While the volunteers adjusted their line drawing to these new, more challenging circumstances, air started flowing through the cannula.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 18 July 2023
The couple welcomed their baby boy, Sonny, last week, Sydney revealed on Instagram Thursday with a photo of her baby boy with a nasal cannula, laying on her chest as the MLB player hugged them both.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
And some of them might need what’s called a high-flow nasal cannula, which is sort of super-duper nasal cannula. ...
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2022
Back home after the test, Jackson wore a nasal cannula, to address his sleep apnea; small stickers on his face held in place a tiny oxygen tube.
—Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024
During liposuction, doctors use a metal rod called a cannula to remove fat through a surgical incision, plunging the instrument in and out of the patient’s body.
—Daniel Chang, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
Using a small tube called a cannula, researchers took samples from the pigs’ small intestine.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2024
Your surgeon will make small incisions around your jaw joint and insert cannulas.
—Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 15 July 2022
While the volunteers adjusted their line drawing to these new, more challenging circumstances, air started flowing through the cannula.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 18 July 2023
The couple welcomed their baby boy, Sonny, last week, Sydney revealed on Instagram Thursday with a photo of her baby boy with a nasal cannula, laying on her chest as the MLB player hugged them both.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
And some of them might need what’s called a high-flow nasal cannula, which is sort of super-duper nasal cannula. ...
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2022
Back home after the test, Jackson wore a nasal cannula, to address his sleep apnea; small stickers on his face held in place a tiny oxygen tube.
—Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
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cannula
noun
can·nu·la
variants
also canula
plural cannulas or cannulae
-ˌlē, -ˌlī
: a small tube for insertion into a body cavity, duct, or vessel
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