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trocar |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Trocar \Tro"car\, n. [F. trocart (or trois-quarts, i. e., three quarters); trois three (L. tres) + carre the side of a sword blade; -- so called from its triangular point.] (Surg.) A stylet, usually with a triangular point, used for exploring tissues or for inserting drainage tubes, as in dropsy. [Written also {trochar}.]
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