cánula

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cannula.

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”, in El Nacional:
      Ambos niños tienen una cánula nasal de oxígeno para ayudarles a respirar.
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