Definition of "cannulise"
cannulise
verb
third-person singular simple present cannulises, present participle cannulising, simple past and past participle cannulised
Non-Oxford British spelling of cannulize
Quotations
The external jugular vein was cannulised for purposes of injection.
1906, Roderick Tate Sutherland, “A Contribution to the Experimental Pathology of Catarrhal Jaundice”, in Benjamin Moore, Edward Whitley, editors, The Bio-chemical Journal, volume I, Liverpool: Bio-chemical Department, Johnston Laboratories, University of Liverpool, page 372
Several unsuccessful attempts have been made to avoid contact with the skin by cannulising the fistulas and collecting the excretion in a balloon.
1932 June, Warren M. Sperry, Robert W. Angevine, “Lipid Excretion: IX. The Secretion of Lipids into the Intestine”, in Rudolph J[ohn] Anderson, Stanley R[ossiter] Benedict, Lafayette B[enedict] Mendel, Donald D[exter] Van Slyke, editors, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume XCVI, number 3, Baltimore, Md.: Cornell University Medical College; Waverly Press, page 781
Mechanism of obstruction of naso-lacrimal duct in newborn […] Solid column cannulises from above and below
1973, W. A. M. Smith, Ena Percy, “Diseases of the Lacrimal Apparatus”, in Ophthalmology: Part 1: Ophthalmic Techniques (Modern Practical Nursing Series; 14, part 1), London: William Heinemann Medical Books, page 93
The voice [of boys undergoing puberty] then 'breaks' as vocal cords enlarge in the expanding larynx and seminal discharge occurs ('wet dreams') as the seminal vesicles cannulise.
2008, Janet MacGregor, “The Reproductive System”, in Introduction to the Anatomy and Physiology of Children: A Guide for Students of Nursing, Child Care and Health, 2nd edition, Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Routledge
Warming the limb to be cannulised may assist to make the veins more palpable and easier to access.
2019, Susie Gray, Leanne Ferris, Lois Elaine White, Gena Duncan, Wendy Baumle, “Medication Administration and IV Therapy”, in Foundations of Nursing: Enrolled Nurses, 2nd Australian and New Zealand edition, South Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.: Cengage Learning Australia, part 6 (Infection Control), page 717, column 2