CANNULA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("cannula" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

cannular (constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids))

cannulate (introduce a cannula or tube into)