cannulize

== English == === Etymology === From cannula +‎ -ize (suffix forming verbs indicating the doing of what is denoted by the adjectives or nouns to which the suffix is attached). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkænjʊlaɪz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkænjəˌlaɪz/ Hyphenation: can‧nul‧ize === Verb === cannulize (third-person singular simple present cannulizes, present participle cannulizing, simple past and past participle cannulized) (American and Oxford British spelling) (transitive, medicine) Synonym of cannulate (“to insert a cannula (“tube to drain or inject fluid”) into (a body part such as a cavity, organ, or vessel (especially a vein))”). Antonym: decannulate (intransitive, anatomy, embryology) Of a body part: to assume the form of a thin tube. ==== Alternative forms ==== cannulise (non-Oxford British spelling) ==== Derived terms ==== cannulised, cannulized (adjective) cannulization ==== Related terms ==== cannula cannulation decannulate recannulate ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === cannula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “cannulize, v.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.