cannulate

can·nul·ate
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UK/ˈkænjʊleɪt/US/ˈkænjəˌleɪt/

verb

To insert a cannula (“tube to drain or inject fluid”) into (a body part such as a cavity, organ, or vessel (especially a vein)).

Similar
cannulizecannuliseintubatecanulate
Opposite
decannulate
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Meanings

verbcannulate (third-person singular simple present cannulates, present participle cannulating, simple past and past participle cannulated)

present singular third person cannulates · participle present cannulating · participle past cannulated · past cannulated

  1. transitivemedicineTo insert a cannula (“tube to drain or inject fluid”) into (a body part such as a cavity, organ, or vessel (especially a vein)).

    Synonyms: cannulize · Antonyms: decannulate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo insert a cannula (“tube to drain or inject fluid”) into (a body part such as a cavity, organ, or vessel (especially a vein)).

Similar
cannulize
Opposite
decannulate

More synonyms by meaning

verbintroduce a cannula or tube into

Similar
cannulizecannuliseintubatecanulate
Broader
insertinfixenter
Also see
cannulisecannulizeintubate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cannula + -ate (suffix forming verbs).

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Translations

Finnish kanyloida
  • kanyloidato insert a cannula into (a body part)
Spanish canulear
  • canulearto insert a cannula into (a body part)

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

antelucan
Cite this entry
APA

cannulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannulate

MLA

“cannulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannulate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cannulate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannulate.

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