What does "cannulize" mean?

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))”).

What is a synonym for "cannulize"?

Common synonyms include: cannulate, cannulate, cannulise, canulate, intubate.

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"