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tro·car
(trō′kär′)n.
A sharp-pointed surgical instrument, used with a cannula to puncture a body cavity for fluid aspiration.
[French trocart : trois, three (from Old French, from Latin trēs; see trei- in Indo-European roots) + carre, side of an instrument (from Old French, from carrer, to square, from Latin quadrāre, from quadrum, square; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots).]
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trocar
(ˈtrəʊkɑː)n
(Surgery) a surgical instrument for removing fluid from bodily cavities, consisting of a puncturing device situated inside a tube
[C18: from French trocart literally: with three sides, from trois three + carre side]
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tro•car
(ˈtroʊ kɑr)n.
a sharp-pointed surgical instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
[1700–10; earlier trocart < French, literally, three-sided]
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