trocar

[ troh-kahr ]

noun

, Surgery.

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

trocar

/ ˈtrəʊkɑː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of trocar¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of trocar¹

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

Example Sentences

The name Karkin was said by Arroyo de la Cuesta to signify "trocar," or "to trade."

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I then introduced a trocar and canula, and drew off fifty ounces of pus, slightly tinged with blood.

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Injuries of this kind are rarely likely to happen now, for the clumsy ovariotomy trocar is passing out of use.

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An overfull bladder has been mistaken for an ovarian cyst and been punctured with a trocar before the mistake was discovered.

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Wind colic may need prompt use of the trocar and cannula to puncture high up in the right flank for liberation of gas.

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