Trocar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɹəʊkɑː(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trocar is a noun meaning A pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids.
Meaning
A pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids.
Example Sentences
He wheeled his first patient over to the operating room […] and began pulling out the marrow, plunging a steel trocar repeatedly into the hip and drawing out the cells.
Word Forms
- trocars
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cannula, pipelle, scoop, tenaculum, plugger, snugger.
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