Associations to the word «Cannula»

Wiktionary

CANNULA, noun. (medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.
CANNULA, noun. (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.

Dictionary definition

CANNULA, noun. A small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats