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Webster 1913 Edition
Trocar
Tro′car
,Noun.
[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
.] Webster 1828 Edition
Trocar
TRO'CAR
,Noun.