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cannulate

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can·nu·late also can·u·late  (kny-lt)
tr.v. can·nu·lat·ed also can·u·lat·ed, can·nu·lat·ing also can·u·lat·ing, can·nu·lates also can·u·lates
To insert a cannula into (a bodily cavity, duct, or vessel), as for the drainage of fluid or the administration of medication.
adj.
Tubular; hollow.
cannu·lation n.
cannulate, canulate
vb [ˈkænjʊˌleɪt]
(Medicine / Surgery) to insert a cannula into
adj [ˈkænjʊˌleɪt -ˌlɪt] also cannular, canular
(Medicine / Surgery) shaped like a cannula
cannulation , canulation n
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Verb1.cannulate - introduce a cannula or tube into; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck"
cannulise, cannulize, canulate, intubate
infix, insert, introduce, enter - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"
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However, it requires a straight segment of artery and it must be sufficiently long to cannulate.
Stiffening of the extrapulmonary arteries from rats in chronic ... by Drexler, E.S.; Bischoff, J.E.; Slifka, A.J.; McCowan, C.N.; Quinn, T.P.; Shandas, R.; Ivy, D.D.; Ste / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
The probe was too large to cannulate the calamus to the level of the follicle.
Use of laser ablation and cryosurgery to prevent primary feather ... by D'Agostino, Jennifer J.; Snider, Timothy; Hoover, John; West, Gary / Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Repeat ERCP was attempted to confirm the findings seen on CT scan and MRCP, but attempts to cannulate the pancreatic duct via the major and minor pancreatic papillae were unsuccessful.
Patient with markedly elevated CA 19-9 not associated with malignancy by Chaudhary, Ayaz / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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