cannula

Example Sentences

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The sterile procedure would need to be temporarily halted while a nasal cannula with nasal prongs was placed in both nostrils and the delivery of oxygen was begun.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2025

The insulin pump is a small device - around the size of a deck of cards - which supplies a continuous flow of longer-acting insulin through a cannula underneath the skin.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

However, this requires a spinal tap with a cannula -- an invasive procedure with rare complications.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

“I don’t know how long I’ll indefinitely need the oxygen,” she added while gesturing toward her nasal cannula, “but you have no idea how blessed and how grateful I was for this holiday season.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2024

People are always looking at my cannula, my scars, my G-tube, not at me.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott