CANNULA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cannula mean? 

• CANNULA (noun)
  The noun CANNULA has 1 sense:

1. a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication

  Familiarity information: CANNULA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANNULA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cannula" is a kind of...):

tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)

Derivation:

cannular (constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids))

cannulate (introduce a cannula or tube into)

 Context examples 

The outer component of a double-cannula device, designed to be indwelling.

(Outer Cannula Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

A device designed to assist in the proper placement of a cannula.

(Cannula Guide Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

The insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ.

(Intubation Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)

The inner component of a double-cannula device, designed to be easily removable and replaceable.

(Inner Cannula Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

A plug-like device used to close an opening in a body structure or a removable plug used during the insertion of a cannula.

(Obturator Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)