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cannula


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Cannula  \Can"nu*la\,  n.  [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}.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  cannula 
  n  :  a  small  flexible  tube  inserted  into  a  body  cavity  for 
  draining  off  fluid  or  introducing  medication 




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