a surgical instrument for removing fluid from bodily cavities, consisting of a puncturing device situated inside a tube
Word origin
C18: from French trocart literally: with three sides, from trois three + carre side
trocar in American English
(ˈtroʊˌkɑr)
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consisting of a sharp stylet enclosed in a tube (cannula) and inserted through the wall of a body cavity: the stylet is withdrawn permitting fluid to drain off through the tube
: also sp. ˈtroˌchar
Word origin
Fr trocart < trois (< L tres, three) + carre, a side, face < carrer, to make square < L quadrare (see quadrate): from the shape of the point
Examples of 'trocar' in a sentence
trocar
With all the strength I could manage from that position, I swung the trocar at her like a baseball bat.
Pickard, Nancy NO BODY
With unbelievable speed, he raised the trocar in both of his hands like a club, and I knew I was dead.