cannula
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin cannula (“‘small or low reed’”), diminutive of canna (“‘cane, reed’”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna), “‘reed’”).
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cannula (plural cannulas)
- (medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.
- (aviation) A hose or tube that connects directly to an oxygen (O2) bottle/source from the user's nose, commonly used by aircraft pilots or others needing direct oxygen breathing apparatus.
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[edit] Latin
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Diminutive of canna (“‘cane, reed’”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna), “‘reed’”).
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cannula (genitive cannulae); f, first declension
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| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cannula | cannulae |
| genitive | cannulae | cannulārum |
| dative | cannulae | cannulīs |
| accusative | cannulam | cannulās |
| ablative | cannulā | cannulīs |
| vocative | cannula | cannulae |
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- “cannula” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)