(medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.

plural of cannula

plural of cannula

(medicine, more common in Canada, US) A device used to deliver supplemental oxygen or increased airflow to a patient in need of respiratory help.

simple past tense and past participle of cannulate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cannulate

present participle of cannulate

(medicine) to use a cannula; to insert a tube, particularly into a vein

The insertion of a cannula

(aviation, of the combustor of a jet engine) Having multiple individual burner cans within a single annular pressure vessel.