cannula

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkænjʊlə/
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• General-American: /ˈkænjələ/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkænjʊli/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /-aɪ/
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• General-American: /ˈkænjəli/
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Borrowed from Late Latin cannula, canula (“tubular surgical instrument”), from Latin cannula (“reed; small reed- or tube-shaped object”), from canna (“cane; reed; object made from or shaped like a cane or reed”) + -ula (feminine form of -ulus (diminutive suffix). Canna is derived from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “cane; reed”). The plural form cannulae is borrowed from Late Latin cannulae.

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: cànula — tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid
• Finnish: kanyyli — tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid
• French: canule — tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid
• German: Kanüle — tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid
• Polish: kaniula — tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid
• Portuguese: cânula — tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid
• Russian: каню́ля (kanjúlja) — tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid
• Spanish: cánula — tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid
• Spanish: bitoque — tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid
• Swedish: kanyl — tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid