Trocar Definition

trōkär
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consisting of a sharp stylet enclosed in a tube (cannula) and inserted through the wall of a body cavity: the stylet is withdrawn permitting fluid to drain off through the tube.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Trocar

Noun

Singular:
trocar
Plural:
trocars

Origin of Trocar

  • French trocart trois three (from Old French) (from Latin trēs trei- in Indo-European roots) carre side of an instrument (from Old French) (from carrer to square) (from Latin quadrāre) (from quadrum square kwetwer- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Trocar Sentence Examples

  • This may be relieved by tapping the cavity with a small hollow needle (Southey's trocar), or by passing into it a large sharp-pointed tube.

  • Whilst holing the cannula 3 to 4 inches from the end withdraw the trocar two thirds of the way out.

  • All the standard needles have beveled tips and are also available with trocar tips for more dense tissue.

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