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tro·car (trō′kär′)

noun

a surgical instrument consisting of a sharp stylet enclosed in a tube (cannula) and inserted through the wall of a body cavity: the stylet is withdrawn permitting fluid to drain off through the tube
also sp. trochar tro′·char′

Etymology: Fr trocart < trois (< L tres, three) + carre, a side, face < carrer, to make square < L quadrare (see quadrate): from the shape of the point

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