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cannula

[kan-yuh-luh] / ˈkæn yə lə /


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However, this requires a spinal tap with a cannula -- an invasive procedure with rare complications.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

Ms Wisniewska then uses a scalpel to make a small hole and inserts a long cannula attached to a suction machine on the floor and begins to suck out fat.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 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

Me wearing a nose cannula, the cable twisting to form an infinity sign.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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