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Trocar
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trocar /tro·car/ (tro´kahr) a sharp-pointed instrument equipped with a cannula, used to puncture the wall of a body cavity and withdraw fluid.
tro·car (trkär)
n.
A sharp-pointed surgical instrument, used with a cannula to puncture a body cavity for fluid aspiration.
Trocar
A sharp pointed tube through which a needle can be inserted.
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trocar
a sharp-pointed, needle-like instrument equipped with a cannula; used to puncture the wall of a body cavity and withdraw fluid or gas. An especially large bore trocar and cannula, 1.0 to 1.5 cm diameter, is used in the treatment of bloat in cattle.
bleeding trocar
a large bore, about 10 gauge, needle with a ferruled hub for the attachment of rubber tubing.
Duchenne's trocar
a trocar for obtaining specimens of deep-seated tissues.
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