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CANNULISE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
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 "cannulise" is one way to...):
enter; infix; insert; introduce (put or introduce into something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
cannulization (the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ)