cannulise

verb2

1. •
   Of a body part: to assume the form of a thin tube.

   • Mechanism of obstruction of naso-lacrimal duct in newborn […] Solid column cannulises from above and below — 1973
2. •
   Synonym of cannulate (“to insert a cannula (“tube to drain or inject fluid”) into (a body part such as a cavity, organ, or vessel (especially a vein))”).

   • The external jugular vein was cannulised for purposes of injection. — 1906