Medical term:
cannulate
cannulate
[kan´u-lāt]to introduce a cannula, which may be left in place.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
cannulate
alsocanulate
(kăn′yə-lāt′)tr.v. cannu·lated, cannu·lating, cannu·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.
can′nu·la′tion n.
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