Definitions for "Nasal cannula"
Keywords:  prongs, nostrils, cannula, nose, oxygen
Soft plastic tubing that goes around a baby's head and under his nose, where there are openings (prongs) to deliver oxygen.
A device to be inserted in the nose of a patient in order to deliver oxygen and/or collect a gas sample from the patient's breath.
A type of breathing mask for oxygen. A small plastic tube blows small amounts of oxygen directly into the nose.