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Cannula vs Cannulate - What's the difference?

cannula | cannulate |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between cannula and cannulate

is that cannula is (medicine) a tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid while cannulate is (medicine) to use a cannula; to insert a tube, particularly into a vein.

As a noun cannula

is (medicine) a tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.

As a verb cannulate is

(medicine) to use a cannula; to insert a tube, particularly into a vein.

cannula

English

(wikipedia cannula)

Noun

  • (medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.
  • (aviation) A hose or tube that connects directly to an oxygen (O2) bottle/source from the user's nose, commonly used by aircraft pilots or others needing direct oxygen breathing apparatus.

    • Related terms

    * nasal cannula

    cannulate

    English

    Verb

    (cannulat)
  • (medicine) to use a cannula; to insert a tube, particularly into a vein.

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