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trocar
[ troh-kahr ]
/ ˈtroʊ kɑr /
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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
Words nearby trocar
Troas, troat, trobar clus, Trobriand Islander, Trobriand Islands, trocar, troch., trochaic, trochal, trochanter, troche
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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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