WASHOUT CANNULA
\wˈɒʃa͡ʊt kɐnjˈʊla], \wˈɒʃaʊt kɐnjˈʊla], \w_ˈɒ_ʃ_aʊ_t k_ɐ_n_j_ˈʊ_l_a]\
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A special form of c, with a double chamber, used in blood pressure experiments. When inserted into an artery, it, and the connecting tube, can be flushed at intervals, and the coagulation of the blood be prevented in long experiments. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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