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Cannula vs Cutdown - What's the difference?

cannula | cutdown |

As nouns the difference between cannula and cutdown

is that cannula is (medicine) a tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid while cutdown is (surgery) an emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.

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

    cutdown

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (surgery) An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.
  • A customized scooter with parts of the bodywork removed or cut away.