Definition of Cannular

1. Adjective. Constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids).

Exact synonyms: Tube-shaped, Tubelike, Tubular, Vasiform
Similar to: Hollow
Derivative terms: Cannula, Tube

Definition of Cannular

1. a. Having the form of a tube; tubular.

Definition of Cannular

1. Adjective. Having the form of a tube; tubular. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cannular

1. cannula [adj] - See also: cannula

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cannular

cannoned
cannoneer
cannoneering
cannoneers
cannoning
cannonite
cannonlike
cannonries
cannonry
cannons
cannot
cannot but
canns
cannula
cannulae
cannular (current term)
cannulas
cannulate
cannulated
cannulates
cannulating
cannulation
cannulisation
cannulise
cannulization
cannulize
cannulæ
canny
canoe
canoe birch

Literary usage of Cannular

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"(Injection of saline ruled out the possibility that mechanical CSD was produced by cannular delivery of liquid to the cortex. ..."

2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"Below the scar is seen the cannular fistula in its proper place, in the suprasternal notch. This second tracheotomy was done as the first step in the cure ..."

3. The Science and art of surgery: Being a Treatise on Surgical Injuries by Sir John Eric Erichsen (1864)
"Before using the trochar, it . to see that the cannular fits ely round the neck of the stylet; ad, above all, that the instrument i not become rusty by ..."

4. A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Mackenzie, Thomas Wharton Jones (1854)
"... but generally much less, if it is a secondary capsular one. I then introduce either a small pair of forceps, such as the cannular forceps, ..."

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