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# cannula

noun (a cannula, cannulas or cannulae)

«cannula» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cannula/#m1)
2. A small tube under the nose that gives oxygen (a nasal cannula). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cannula/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cannula/#x1)
- It stung a bit, but then the cannula didn't hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cannula/#x2)
- Grandpa had a nasal cannula for oxygen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cannula/#x3)
- The cannula was taped down so it wouldn't move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cannula/#x4)
- Doctors use a cannula to give medicine straight into a vein. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cannula/#x5)
- The nurse took the cannula out before I went home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cannula/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cannula» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cannula/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cannula» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cannula.html) on Mova free.