cannulize
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Synonyms: cannulise, canalize, channelize, capsulize, cannulate, annualize, carnalize, annalize, cannulae
Antonyms: cannulise, canalize, channelize, capsulize, cannulate, annualize, carnalize, annalize, cannulae
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Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive|medicine}} {{synonym of|en|cannulate|t=to [[insert#Verb|insert]] a {{l|en|cannula|t=[[tube#Noun|tube]] to [[drain#Verb|drain]] or [[inject]] [[fluid#Noun|fluid]]}} into (a [[body part]] such as a [[cavity]], [[organ#Noun|organ]], or [[vessel#Noun|vessel]] (especially a [[vein#Noun|vein]]))}}.
- {{lb|en|intransitive|anatomy|embryology}} Of a body part: to [[assume]] the [[form#Noun|form]] of a [[thin#Adjective|thin]] tube.
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