cannula

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 2.3.2 Related terms 2.3.3 Descendants 2.4 References

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin cannula (“‘small or low reed’”), diminutive of canna (“‘cane, reed’”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna), “‘reed’”).

[edit] Noun

cannula (plural cannulas)

1. (medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.
2. (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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• nasal cannula

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

Diminutive of canna (“‘cane, reed’”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna), “‘reed’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈkan.nu.la/

[edit] Noun

cannula (genitive cannulae); f, first declension

1. A small or low reed.

[edit] Inflection

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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[edit] References

• “cannula” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)