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trocar

[ troh-kahr ]

noun

Surgery.
  1. a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.


trocar

/ ˈ³Ù°ùəʊ°ìÉ‘Ë /

noun

  1. a surgical instrument for removing fluid from bodily cavities, consisting of a puncturing device situated inside a tube
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trocar1

1700–10; earlier trocart < French, literally, three-sided, equivalent to tro- (variant of trois three) + cart, variant of carre side < Latin quadra something square
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trocar1

C18: from French trocart literally: with three sides, from trois three + carre side
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But it was a device which used gravity to make the liquid flow and involved breaching the skin with a tool known as a trocar.

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He inserts a tube attached to a trocar, a long, sharp surgical instrument, to puncture the intestines, the stomach, the lungs and the bladder and suction out fluids and gases, replacing them with a stronger mix of embalming fluids.

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Fearful things: bonesaws, abdomen retractor, trocar and trepan.

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The fluid we use in the trocar is very strong and, for the most part, is able to preserve the entire abdomen and chest.

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So we inject the abdominal area with a trocar, which is like a large syringe.

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