CANNULA
\kɐnjˈʊla], \kɐnjˈʊla], \k_ɐ_n_j_ˈʊ_l_a]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William R. Warner
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Canula.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A tube carrying in its lumen an obturator with a sharp-pointed end, generally used for introduction into some cavity of the body to draw off fluid or for introduction into a vein or artery for performing transfusion or infusion. In physiology, a glass or metal tube with a neck for insertion into a blood vessel or a duct
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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