HyperDic: cannulate

English > 1 sense of the word cannulate:
VERBcontactcannulate, cannulize, cannulise, intubate, canulateintroduce a cannula or tube into
English > cannulate: 1 sense > verb 1, contact
Meaningintroduce a cannula or tube into.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck"
Synonymscannulize, cannulise, intubate, canulate
Broaderinsert, infix, enter, introduceput or introduce into something
Spanishcanalizar, entubar
Nounscannulaa small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication
cannulation, cannulization, cannulisation, canulization, canulisationthe insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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