"cannulate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkænjʊleɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkænjəˌleɪt/ [General-American] Forms: cannulates [present, singular, third-person], cannulating [participle, present], cannulated [participle, past], cannulated [past]
Etymology: From cannula + -ate (suffix forming verbs). Etymology templates: {{root|en|akk|q-n-'}}, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{affix|en|cannula|-ate|id2=verb|pos2=suffix forming verbs}} cannula + -ate (suffix forming verbs) Head templates: {{en-verb}} cannulate (third-person singular simple present cannulates, present participle cannulating, simple past and past participle cannulated)
  1. (transitive, medicine) To insert a cannula (“tube to drain or inject fluid”) into (a body part such as a cavity, organ, or vessel (especially a vein)). Tags: transitive Synonyms: cannulize Derived forms: cannulation, decannulate, recannulate Related terms: cannula, cannulize Translations (to insert a cannula into (a body part)): kanyloida (Finnish), canulear (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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