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can·nu·la

also can·u·la (kăn′yə-lə)

n. pl. can·nu·las or can·nu·lae(-lē′) also can·u·las or can·u·lae

A flexible tube, usually containing a trocar at one end, that is inserted into a bodily cavity, duct, or vessel to drain fluid or administer a substance such as a medication.

[Latin, diminutive of canna, reed; see cane.]

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cannula

(ˈkænjʊlə) ,

canula

canular

n, pl -las or -lae (-ˌliː)

(Surgery) surgery a narrow tube for insertion into a bodily cavity, as for draining off fluid, introducing medication, etc

[C17: from Latin: a small reed, from canna a reed]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

can•nu•la

(ˈkæn yə lə)

n., pl. -las, -lae (-ˌli)

a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.

[1675–85; < New Latin, Latin: small reed =cann(a) cane + -ula -ule]

can′nu•lar, can′nu•late (-lɪt, -ˌleɪt) adj.

can`nu•la′tion, n.

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Noun

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

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

Translations

cannula

n pl <cannulae, cannuli> → Kanüle f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

can·nu·la

n. cánula, sonda, tubo que insertado en el cuerpo conduce o saca líquidos.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

cannula

n cánula; nasal — cánula nasal, puntas nasales (Mex)

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Allergan announced it received FDA approval for the use of Juvederm Voluma XC, a hyaluronic acid gel dermal filler, with a TSK STERiGLIDE cannula for cheek augmentation to correct age-related volume deficit in the mid-face in adults over 21.

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(NYSE MKT: CUR) said it has granted licenses to intellectual property surrounding its spinal cord delivery platform, floating cannula, and method for delivering therapeutic agents to the spinal cord to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a non-profit academic medical center located in Los Angeles, Calif.