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to cannulize

to cannulize

9.9
To put a thin tube into a body part like a vein to give medicine or take blood
  • verb
  • /ˈkæn.jʊ.laɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : canalizar
  • The nurse expertly cannulized the patient's vein in preparation for surgery.

Examples

  • Students practiced how to cannulize arteries safely during their clinical rotations.

  • In emergency situations, doctors may need to quickly cannulize a large blood vessel.

  • The doctor decided to cannulize the patient for the procedure.

  • They cannulized the vein successfully.

  • In emergency situations, doctors may need to quickly cannulize a large blood vessel.

  • Students practiced how to cannulize arteries safely during their clinical rotations.

  • The nurse expertly cannulized the patient's vein in preparation for surgery.

Synonyms

to catheterize
vsto cannulize
  • Specialized
1 8.8

To put a thin tube into the body to drain fluid

involves inserting a tube generally, not specifically for drainage purposes
to cannulate
vsto cannulize
  • Specialized
1 8.5

To put a thin tube into a vein to give medicine or take blood

focuses on the identical insertion action but uses a different verb ending
to canulate
vsto cannulize
  • Specialized
9.9

To put a thin tube into a vein or other part of the body

is the variant verb form spelled differently but the same medical action

How Invasive

to operate
155 4.5
to cannulize
  • Specialized
9.9
to puncture
50 3.9
to examine
868 2.5

Surface Forms

cannulize infinitive
cannulized past
cannulized past participle
cannulizing present participle
cannulizes third person singular

Morphology

cannulize = cannula (transparent) = cannula + ize

The word is transparently formed by adding the suffix '-ize' to 'cannula', indicating the action of inserting a cannula.

Etymology

Cannulize comes from the medical noun cannula, which comes from Latin canna meaning 'reed' or 'tube', so picture a thin reed or a drinking straw. That's why to cannulize means to put a small tube into a body part, for example into a blood vessel during medical care.