What is cannula used for?
What is cannula used for?
A cannula, often called a venflon™, is a small flexible plastic tube inserted into a vein. The cannula is to give you medication or fluids that you are unable to take by mouth or that need to enter your blood stream directly. There is a small coloured cap on the outside of the cannula.
What is another word for tubing?
What is another word for tubing?
hose | pipe |
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tube | conduit |
piping | channel |
hosepipe | pipeline |
syphonUK | siphonUS |
What is a synonym for oxygen?
Similar words for oxygen: air (noun) atomic number 8 (noun) element (noun) gas (noun)
What is an IV needle called?
A cannula is a thin tube that doctors insert into a person’s body cavity, such as their nose, or into a vein. Doctors use them to drain fluid, administer medication, or provide oxygen. A person can use intravenous (IV) and nasal cannulas both in the hospital or at home.
What is a tube medical?
1. A hollow cylinder, especially one that conveys a fluid or functions as a passage. 2. An anatomical structure or organ having the shape or function of a tube; a duct.
What is the opposite of a tube?
What is the opposite of tube?
outlet | exit |
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egress | outfall |
culvert | orifice |
blowhole | pore |
escape | way out |
What is the scientific word for oxygen?
Oxygen molecule. Oxygen is normally found as a molecule. It is called dioxygen.
What is a antonym for oxygen?
carbon dioxide. Noun. â–˛ A colorless, transparent and odorless liquid. water.
What does cannula mean?
Definition of cannula : a small tube for insertion into a body cavity or into a duct or vessel.