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microcannula

microcannula noun: a very thin cannula.

Noun

microcannula (plural microcannulas or microcannulae)

  1. A very thin cannula
    • Using a microcannula connected to the tip of a 30 gauge needle and Hamilton syringe (Hamilton Company, Reno, NV), 5μl of blood was injected into the scala tympani through the left cochleostomy site using an infusion pump for 2 minutes.2015 August 27, “Intracochlear Bleeding Enhances Cochlear Fibrosis and Ossification: An Animal Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of microcannula

pluralmicrocannulas
pluralmicrocannulae

Origin of microcannula

From micro- + cannula.

Questions about microcannula

What does microcannula mean?
Microcannula means a very thin cannula.
What part of speech is microcannula?
Microcannula is a noun.
What is the plural of microcannula?
The plural of microcannula is microcannulas.

Words near microcannula in the dictionary

  1. microcameras
  2. microcandela
  3. microcandelas
  4. microcannon
  5. microcannons
  6. microcannula
  7. microcannulae
  8. microcannulas
  9. microcannulation
  10. microcannulations
  11. microcanonical

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