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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kan-yuh-luh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn yə lə

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Définition of cannula

Origin :
  • 1680s in surgical sense, from Latin cannula "small reed or pipe," diminutive of canna "reed, pipe" (see cane (n.)).
  • As in tube : noun hose
Example sentences :
  • He inserted a cannula of silver through the mouth until its head met an obstruction.
  • Extract from : « Medieval Medicine » by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
  • The rim surrounding the mouth of the cannula should be in contact with the skin.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of Cattle » by U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • The operation is performed with a combined instrument called the trocar and cannula.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • Intubation, or the passage of a cannula through a stricture, is referred to later.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. » by Alexander Miles
  • Attached to the handle was a thumb-rest and a tube for removing or adding fluids and a perforator within the cannula.
  • Extract from : « Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology » by Audrey Davis
  • Inside the cannula is fixed by oxidation an obturator, which carries on its end a small handle fixed on in T-fashion.
  • Extract from : « Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times » by John Stewart Milne
  • The iodoform is injected by means of a glass-barrelled syringe, which is firmly screwed on to the cannula.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Surgery » by Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
  • Wind colic may need prompt use of the trocar and cannula to puncture high up in the right flank for liberation of gas.
  • Extract from : « Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry » by Pratt Food Co.
  • The trocar is a sharp-pointed instrument incased in a cannula or sheath, which leaves the sharp point of the trocar free.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of Cattle » by U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • It is well, accordingly, to observe the cannula closely, and if gas is found to be issuing from it it should not be removed.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of Cattle » by U.S. Department of Agriculture

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