cannula
Example Sentences
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During the trial, STC3141 was delivered through an infusion using a cannula.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
The insulin pump is a small device - around the size of a deck of cards - which supplies a continuous flow of longer-acting insulin through a cannula underneath the skin.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024
She recalls one member, who has since died, who would regularly poll the group about which Band-Aid should cover their cannula tube.
From Slate • Nov. 2, 2024
“I don’t know how long I’ll indefinitely need the oxygen,” she added while gesturing toward her nasal cannula, “but you have no idea how blessed and how grateful I was for this holiday season.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2024
It delivered two liters of oxygen to me each minute through a cannula, a transparent tube that split just beneath my neck, wrapped behind my ears, and then reunited in my nostrils.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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