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cannula

Syllables: can·nu·laUK/ˈkænjʊlə//ˈkænjələ/

cannula noun: a tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluid.

cannula: a tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluid
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Noun

cannula (plural cannulas or cannulae or cannulæ)

  1. A tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluid.
    • Two or three cannulæ are requisite also for washing out the sinuses.1915, F. H. Westmacott, System of Treatment by many Writers, volume III, The Macmillan Company, page 717
    • The cannula had come askew in his nose and he pushed it straight, his hand moving slowly, like the hand of a man who is dreaming with his eyes open.2011, Stephen King, 11/22/63, New York: Scribner, →ISBN, page 819 of 819–820
  2. A hose or tube that connects directly from an oxygen bottle or other source to the user's nose, commonly used by aircraft pilots or others needing direct oxygen breathing apparatus.

cannula meaning in Tamil

cannula in Tamil

புனல் வகை உபகரணம், உடல்வடிகுழாய், கடின வடிகுழாய், துளைக்கருவி உட்கொண்ட குழாய்க் கருவி, உயிர்ப்பு உதவும் குழாய்க் கருவி

Forms of cannula

pluralcannulas
pluralcannulae
pluralcannulæ
alternative formcanula

Origin of cannula

Borrowed from Late Latin cannula, canula (“tubular surgical instrument”), from Latin cannula (“reed; small reed- or tube-shaped object”), from canna (“cane; reed; object made from or shaped like a cane or reed”) + -ula (feminine form of -ulus (diminutive suffix). Canna is derived from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “cane; reed”). The plural form cannulae is borrowed from Late Latin cannulae.

Words formed from cannula

Questions about cannula

What does cannula mean?
Cannula means a tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluid.
What is cannula in Tamil?
Cannula in Tamil is புனல் வகை உபகரணம், உடல்வடிகுழாய், கடின வடிகுழாய். See Cannula meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cannula?
Cannula is a noun.
How do you pronounce cannula?
Cannula is pronounced /ˈkænjʊlə/ (UK).
What is the plural of cannula?
The plural of cannula is cannulas.

Words near cannula in the dictionary

  1. cannot-link
  2. cannots
  3. cannott
  4. canns
  5. Cannstatt
  6. cannula
  7. cannulae
  8. cannular
  9. cannulas
  10. cannulate
  11. cannulated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cannula (page history and authors); cannula (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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