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cannula
(redirected from Venflon)

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can·nu·la also can·u·la  (kny-l)
n. pl. can·nu·las also can·u·las or can·nu·lae also can·u·lae (-l)
A flexible tube, usually containing a trocar at one end, that is inserted into a bodily cavity, duct, or vessel to drain fluid or administer a substance such as a medication.
[Latin, diminutive of canna, reed; see cane.]
cannula, canula [ˈkænjʊlə]
n pl -las, -lae [-ˌliː]
(Medicine / Surgery) Surgery a narrow tube for insertion into a bodily cavity, as for draining off fluid, introducing medication, etc.
[from Latin: a small reed, from canna a reed]
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Noun1.cannula - a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication
tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
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cannula
n pl <cannulae, cannuli> → Kanüle f
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DIRECTOR of nursing Dr Ann-Marie Cannaby said: "Mr Stewart's venflon (a type of cannula where a tube is inserted into a blood vessel so fluids can be passed or drained) was inadvertently left in and we apologise for this genuine mistake.
Patient sent home with needle in arm; HEALTH: Shocked family hit out ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
This included the failure to administer intravenous fluids for seven hoursvia a venflon (a small tube inserted via a needle).
Hospital rapped over patient by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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