cannula

«cannula» in Mova's school dictionary: A thin tube put into a vein or into the body by a doctor… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a cannula, cannulas or cannulae)

meaning for a pupil

1) (medicine) A thin tube put into a vein or into the body by a doctor or nurse, so that medicine or fluid can go in, or fluid can come out. tree →

2) A small tube under the nose that gives oxygen (a nasal cannula). tree →

sense in the lessons

In hospital, a patient may have a cannula in the back of the hand for a drip. It is put in with a needle, but the needle comes out and a soft plastic tube stays. In stories about hospital it helps children understand what they see.

examples

• The nurse put a cannula in my hand for the drip. tree →
• It stung a bit, but then the cannula didn't hurt. tree →
• Grandpa had a nasal cannula for oxygen. tree →
• The cannula was taped down so it wouldn't move. tree →
• Doctors use a cannula to give medicine straight into a vein. tree →
• The nurse took the cannula out before I went home. tree →

note

Say «KAN-yoo-luh». Plural: cannulas (everyday) or cannulae. Verb: cannulate (medical). Not the same as a «canal» or «cannon».

In the corpora

• Numbing cream put on about an hour before makes the skin numb so a needle or cannula hurts less.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cannula» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.