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Cannula
Can′nu-la
,Noun.
[L.
cannula
a small tube of dim. of canna
a reed, tube.] (Surg.)
A small tube of metal, wood, or India rubber, used for various purposes, esp. for injecting or withdrawing fluids. It is usually associated with a trocar.
[Written also
canula
.] Definition 2025
cannula
cannula
English
Noun
cannula (plural cannulas or cannulae or cannulæ)
- (medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.
- (aviation) A hose or tube that connects directly to an oxygen (O2) bottle/source from the user's nose, commonly used by aircraft pilots or others needing direct oxygen breathing apparatus.
Related terms
- nasal cannula
- decannulate
Translations
medicine: tube inserted in the body
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of canna (“cane, reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkan.nu.la/
Noun
cannula f (genitive cannulae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cannula | cannulae |
| genitive | cannulae | cannulārum |
| dative | cannulae | cannulīs |
| accusative | cannulam | cannulās |
| ablative | cannulā | cannulīs |
| vocative | cannula | cannulae |
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References
- cannula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cannula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.