Cannulize
/ˈkænjʊlaɪz/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 Synonym of cannulate (“to insert a cannula (“tube to drain or inject fluid”) into (a body part such as a cavity, organ, or vessel (especially a vein))”). transitive
"The external jugular vein was cannulised for purposes of injection."
- 2 introduce a cannula or tube into wordnet
- 3 Of a body part: to assume the form of a thin tube. intransitive
"Mechanism of obstruction of naso-lacrimal duct in newborn […] Solid column cannulises from above and below"
Example
More examples"The external jugular vein was cannulised for purposes of injection."
Etymology
From cannula + -ize (suffix forming verbs indicating the doing of what is denoted by the adjectives or nouns to which the suffix is attached).