cannulae
Hollow medical needles
Cannulae is the plural of cannula, a thin tube inserted into the body for medical purposes—draining fluid, delivering medication, or providing oxygen.
The word comes from Latin for "small reed." Both cannulae and cannulas are accepted plurals, with cannulae more common in formal medical literature: The surgeon placed two cannulae for the bypass procedure.
Vein-delivered medication method
- veinVessel toward heart
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- dripLiquid falling slowly
phlebotomy · blood draw · plasma · saline · medication · chemotherapy · parenteral · port
Pointed drainage puncture tool
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
- insufflationBlowing into body cavity
- portDocking place for ships
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
sterile · drainage · anesthesia · operating room · arthroscopy · biopsy · aspiration · liposuction
Of the nose
- oxygen therapyAdministered breathing gas treatment
- tracheostomySurgically created airway opening
- airwayPassage for breath
- supplemental oxygenAdditional breathable gas supply
flow rate · prongs · oxygen saturation · ventilation · intubation · endotracheal · cricothyrotomy · CPAP
Artificial blood purification process
- graftIllicit political gain
- blood flowMovement through vessels
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- peritonealOf the abdominal lining
femoral · jugular · subclavian · apheresis · circuit · anticoagulation
IV
Vein-delivered medication method
drip · phlebotomy · blood draw · plasma · saline · medication · chemotherapy · parenteral · port · hub
trocar
Pointed drainage puncture tool
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
- insufflationBlowing into body cavity
- portDocking place for ships
incision · sterile · drainage · anesthesia · operating room · arthroscopy · biopsy · aspiration · liposuction · perfusion
nasal
Of the nose
- oxygen therapyAdministered breathing gas treatment
- tracheostomySurgically created airway opening
- airwayPassage for breath
supplemental oxygen · flow rate · prongs · oxygen saturation · ventilation · intubation · endotracheal · cricothyrotomy · CPAP · BiPAP
hemodialysis
Artificial blood purification process
- graftIllicit political gain
- blood flowMovement through vessels
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
peritoneal · femoral · jugular · subclavian · apheresis · circuit · anticoagulation