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consisting of a sharp stylet enclosed in a tube (cannula) and inserted through the wall of a body cavity: the stylet is withdrawn permitting fluid to drain off through the tube.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:
trocarsOrigin of Trocar
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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
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