cannula
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Can′nu·la noun
Origin: L. cannula a small tube of dim. of canna a reed, tube.
Surgery A small tube of metal, wood, or India rubber, used for various purposes, esp. for injecting or withdrawing fluids. It is usually associated with a trocar. [Written also canula.]
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54