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cannula

[kan-yuh-luh] / ˈkæn yə lə /


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It also called on the health service to record parental concerns, review workloads for ambulance crews, and review training around cannula, vascular access insertion, and intravenous therapy.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

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

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




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