trocar

[ troh-kahr ]

/ ˈtroʊ kɑr /

noun Surgery.

a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.

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Origin of trocar

1700–10; earlier trocart < French, literally, three-sided, equivalent to tro- (variant of trois three) + cart, variant of carre side < Latin quadra something square

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Examples from the Web for trocar

In urgent cases the gas must be allowed to escape without delay, and this is best accomplished by the use of the trocar.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
There is a stop-cock between the trocar and syringe, and another at right angles to the syringe.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell
The name Karkin was said by Arroyo de la Cuesta to signify "trocar," or "to trade."
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California|S. F. Cook
The best instruments are the trocar and canula, but in the absence of these a pocket knife and goose quill may be made to answer.
Clovers and How to Grow Them|Thomas Shaw

It consists of a powerful syringe, which fits accurately to the trocar with which the puncture is made.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell

British Dictionary definitions for trocar

trocar

/ (ˈtrəʊkɑː) /

noun

a surgical instrument for removing fluid from bodily cavities, consisting of a puncturing device situated inside a tube

Word Origin for trocar

C18: from French trocart literally: with three sides, from trois three + carre side

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Medicine definitions for trocar

trocar

[ trō′kär′ ]

n.

A sharp-pointed surgical instrument, used with a cannula to puncture a body cavity for fluid aspiration.