noun
cannula
Cannula (noun) means a thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid, such as during medical treatment.
noun
1
A thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid, such as during medical treatment.
"Two or three cannulæ are requisite also for washing out the sinuses."
— F. H. Westmacott, System of Treatment by many Writers (1915)
"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."
— Stephen King, 11/22/63 (2011)
2
A tube that carries oxygen from a supply, such as a cylinder, directly to a person's nose.
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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 -ulus. Canna traces back to Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă, "reed"), from Akkadian qanûm ("cane; reed"). The plural cannulae is likewise borrowed from Late Latin cannulae.
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What is the meaning of cannula?
"cannula" (noun) means a thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid, such as during medical treatment.
What are the different meanings of cannula?
"cannula" has 2 main meanings: 1. A thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid, such as during medical treatment; 2. A tube that carries oxygen from a supply, such as a cylinder, directly to a person's nose.
