trocar

[ troh-kahr ]

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

Origin of trocar

1
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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trocar

/ (ˈtrəʊkɑː) /


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

Origin of trocar

1
C18: from French trocart literally: with three sides, from trois three + carre side

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