cannular
- adjective
- /ˈkæn.jə.lər/
- Specialized
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cánula
- The device features a cannular structure to facilitate efficient fluid transfer.
Examples
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The artery was replaced with a cannular graft during the surgery.
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Researchers observed that the plant's cannular leaves helped store water.
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This is a cannular object.
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Look at the cannular design!
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The artery was replaced with a cannular graft during the surgery.
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The device features a cannular structure to facilitate efficient fluid transfer.
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Researchers observed that the plant's cannular leaves helped store water.
Synonyms
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5.1
Shaped like a long hollow tube that lets air or liquid pass
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6.8
Long and very thin with a very small inside width
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3.0
A long round hollow shape that lets air or water pass
Having the shape of a hollow tube that lets water pass
A shape like a tube that lets liquids flow through it
Like a very small channel or tube in the body that carries fluid
Having the shape of a very small tube in cells
A plant stem or body part that has a hollow tube inside like a thin pipe
How Tubular
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cannular comes from the Latin word cannula, meaning a 'small reed' or 'tube', and from canna meaning 'reed'. Think of a canal or a medical cannula, both tubes that carry fluid, so cannular means 'shaped like a tube' and is used for things that pass fluids.