Phil in SF quoted Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
When Cordelia Naismith and her survey crew are attacked by a renegade group from Barrayar, …
Beside her, Pilot Officer Parnell adjusted the leads and cannulas to his headset and settled more comfortably into his padded chair, ready for the neurological control of the upcoming wormhole jump.
— Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) (37%)
new vocabulary: cannula
a thin tube inserted into a vein or body cavity to administer medication, drain off fluid, or insert a surgical instrument.