trocar
[ troh-kahr ]
/ ˈtroʊ kɑr /
noun Surgery.
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
Origin of trocar
1700–10; earlier
trocart < French, literally, three-sided, equivalent to
tro- (variant of
trois three) +
cart, variant of
carre side < Latin
quadra something square
Words nearby trocar
troas,
troat,
trobar clus,
trobriand islander,
trobriand islands,
trocar,
troch.,
trochaic,
trochal,
trochanter,
trochanterian
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British Dictionary definitions for trocar
trocar
/ (ˈtrəʊkɑː) /
noun
a surgical instrument for removing fluid from bodily cavities, consisting of a puncturing device situated inside a tube
Word Origin for trocar
C18: from French
trocart literally: with three sides, from
trois three +
carre side
Medical definitions for trocar
trocar
[ trō′kär′ ]
n.
A sharp-pointed surgical instrument, used with a cannula to puncture a body cavity for fluid aspiration.