OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19198

cannula

/ˈkænjʊlə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
bitoque • cánula
A tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluid.
The cannula had come askew in his nose and he pushed it straight, his hand moving slowly, like the hand of a man who is dreaming with his eyes open.
Two or three cannulæ are requisite also for washing out the sinuses.