trocar

[troh-kahr]

noun Surgery.

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

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

Historical Examples of trocar

As the trocar is withdrawn, the canula should be pushed still further in.
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
If puncture with the trocar or aspiration be practised, shall all the fluid be withdrawn at once?
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
Mr Dun says that, should the trocar fail to extract it, it must be drawn to the surface by a small syringe made for the purpose.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
The operation is performed with a combined instrument called the trocar and cannula.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
United States Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for trocar

trocar

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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trocar in Medicine

trocar

[trō′kär′]

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