Canulization (Noun)
Meaning
The insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The doctor carefully performed the cannulization of the patient's vein to administer the medication.
- Cannulization of the stomach was necessary to treat the patient's chronic gastritis.
- The procedure involved cannulization of the urethra to remove the kidney stones.
- Cannulization of the trachea was done to establish an airway in the patient with severe respiratory distress.
- The emergency medical technician had to perform cannulization of the patient's femoral vein to administer life-saving fluids.