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verb
Synonym of cannulate (“to insert a cannula (“tube to drain or inject fluid”) into (a body part such as a cavity, organ, or vessel (especially a vein))”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: cannulate
Antonyms: decannulate
verb
Of a body part: to assume the form of a thin tube.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: anatomy, embryology, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
introduce a cannula or tube into
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: cannulate, cannulise, intubate, canulate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insert, infix, enter, introduce
History
From cannula + -ize (suffix forming verbs indicating the doing of what is denoted by the adjectives or nouns to which the suffix is attached).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
