cannula
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Noun — A thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid, such as during medical treatment.
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Etymology
The word was borrowed from Late Latin cannula, canula, meaning "tubular surgical instrument", which itself came from Latin cannula ("reed; small reed- or tube-shaped object"). This was built from canna ("cane; reed; object made from or shaped like a cane or reed") plus -ula, the feminine form of the diminutive suffix -...
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