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cannula

[kan-yuh-luh] / ˈkæn yə lə /


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Rebecca said there "wasn't anything" her two-year-old daughter Hannah, who has cerebral palsy and is non-mobile, non-verbal and reliant on a nasal cannula, could use.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

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

In VV-ECMO, deoxygenated blood is pumped through a membrane lung and returned to the body via a cannula.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 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

Even the nose cannula looks good on her when she smiles like that.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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