To insert a cannula into a blood vessel or body cavity for medical treatment or fluid delivery.
Formed from 'cannula' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ate.' The suffix creates action words from nouns, allowing 'cannula' (the object) to become 'cannulate' (the action).
The suffix '-ate' is a superpower for creating verbs in medical language—cannulate, separate, navigate—it lets doctors turn any noun into an action, making medical writing concise and precise.
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