cannula

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin cannula (“small or low reed”), diminutive of canna (“cane, reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”).

Noun

cannula (plural cannulas or cannulae or cannulæ)

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.

Related terms

• nasal cannula
• decannulate

Translations

medicine: tube inserted in the body

• Finnish: kanyyli (fi)
• French: canule (fr) f
• German: Kanüle (de) f

• Portuguese: cânula (pt) f
• Russian: каню́ля (ru) f (kanjúlja)
• Tagalog: miktubo

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin cannula.

Noun

cannula f (plural cannule)

1. cannula

Related terms

• canna

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of canna (“cane, reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.nu.la/

Noun

cannula f (genitive cannulae); first declension

1. A small or low reed.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cannula	cannulae
genitive	cannulae	cannulārum
dative	cannulae	cannulīs
accusative	cannulam	cannulās
ablative	cannulā	cannulīs
vocative	cannula	cannulae

Related terms

• canālicius
• canālicula
• canāliculātus
• canāliculus
• canāliēnsis

• canālis
• canna
• cannamella
• cannētum
• canneus

Descendants

• Catalan: cànula
• English: cannula
• French: canule
• Italian: cannula

• Portuguese: cânula
• Romanian: canură
• Russian: каню́ля (kanjúlja)
• Spanish: cánula

References

• cannula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “cannula” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)