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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How to use trocar in a sentence

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
I then introduced a trocar and canula, and drew off fifty ounces of pus, slightly tinged with blood.
Report on Surgery to the Santa Clara County Medical Society|Joseph Bradford Cox
Injuries of this kind are rarely likely to happen now, for the clumsy ovariotomy trocar is passing out of use.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
An overfull bladder has been mistaken for an ovarian cyst and been punctured with a trocar before the mistake was discovered.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

Wind colic may need prompt use of the trocar and cannula to puncture high up in the right flank for liberation of gas.
Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry|Pratt Food Co.

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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