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Cannulas

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prongsnounA thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
cannulationnounThe insertion of a cannula
cannulatedverb
cathetersnoun(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.
cannulateverb(transitive, medicine) To insert a cannula (“tube to drain or inject fluid”) into (a body part such as a cavity, organ, or vessel (especially a vein)).
syringesnounA device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.
catheternoun(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.
needlesnounA city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
lancetsnounA sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
cannisternounObsolete form of canister. [A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).]
capillary tubenouna tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
catheterizationnounThe procedure of introducing a catheter.
implantsnoun(medicine) Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.
injectorsnounAny of various devices that are used to inject something, as:
applicatorsnounA tool or device used to apply a fluid or semi-fluid substance to a surface.
canulanounAlternative form of cannula (tube) [(medicine) A tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluid.]
syringenounA device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.
capillariesnoun(anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).
tubingnounRiding down a river on an inner tube recreationally.
stentsnounA slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.

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