| NOUN | artifact | cannula | a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication |
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| Meaning | A small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication. | |
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| Broader | tube, tubing | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids / liquids or gases |
| Adjectives | cannular | constituting a tube |
| Verbs | cannulate | introduce a cannula or tube into |