English > cannulate: 1 sense > verb 1, contactMeaning | introduce a cannula or tube into. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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Example | "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck" |
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Synonyms | cannulize, cannulise, intubate, canulate |
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Broader | insert, infix, enter, introduce | put or introduce into something |
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Spanish | canalizar, entubar |
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Nouns | cannula | a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication |
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cannulation, cannulization, cannulisation, canulization, canulisation | the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ |