CANNULATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cannulation mean? 

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

1. the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANNULATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cannulation; cannulisation; cannulization; canulation; canulisation; canulization; intubation

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

insertion; introduction; intromission (the act of putting one thing into another)

Derivation:

cannulate (introduce a cannula or tube into)