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

But it was a device which used gravity to make the liquid flow and involved breaching the skin with a tool known as a trocar.

From BBC

He inserts a tube attached to a trocar, a long, sharp surgical instrument, to puncture the intestines, the stomach, the lungs and the bladder and suction out fluids and gases, replacing them with a stronger mix of embalming fluids.

From New York Times

Fearful things: bonesaws, abdomen retractor, trocar and trepan.

From Literature

The fluid we use in the trocar is very strong and, for the most part, is able to preserve the entire abdomen and chest.

From The Verge

So we inject the abdominal area with a trocar, which is like a large syringe.

From The Verge