cannulate
verbUK /ˈkænjʊleɪt/ · US /ˈkænjəˌleɪt/
Etymology From cannula + -ate (suffix forming verbs).
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Medicine, Sciences To insert a cannula (“tube to drain or inject fluid”) into (a body part such as a cavity, organ, or vessel (especially a vein)).
- Derived terms
- cannulation, decannulate, recannulate