cánula

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cannula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkanula/ [ˈka.nu.la]
  • Rhymes: -anula
  • Syllabification: cá‧nu‧la

Noun

cánula f (plural cánulas)

  1. (medicine) cannula (flexible tube used to feed or drain liquids or to provide oxygen)
    • 2016 October 31, “La alarmante reaparición de la difteria en Venezuela, una enfermedad que estaba bajo control hace 24 años [The alarming reappearance of diphtheria in Venezuela, a disease that was under control 24 years ago]”, in El Nacional‎[1]:
      Ambos niños tienen una cánula nasal de oxígeno para ayudarles a respirar.
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