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CANNULATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they cannulate ... he / she / it cannulates
Past simple: cannulated
Past participle: cannulated
-ing form: cannulating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Introduce a cannula or tube into
Example:
Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck
Synonyms:
cannulate; cannulise; cannulize; canulate; intubate
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "cannulate" is one way to...):
enter; infix; insert; introduce (put or introduce into something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
cannula (a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication)
cannulation; cannulisation; cannulization; canulisation; canulization (the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ)
