Relating to or resembling a canula, or small tube used in medical procedures.
Formed from canula plus the Latin suffix -ar, which creates adjectives meaning 'relating to' or 'having the nature of.'
Medical language constantly creates new adjectives to describe tools and procedures—canular lets doctors discuss multiple aspects of tube-based medicine without repeating the noun.
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